⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:42 · SAC 60-63 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:33 · SAC 81-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses technical free throw
Q4 7:41 · SAC 79-84 ORL
- Turnover
Derrick Williams possession lost ball turnover
Q4 3:17 · SAC 90-92 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:22 · SAC 28-35 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 8:03 · SAC 36-47 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 3:38 · SAC 90-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tobias Harris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:41 · SAC 79-84 ORL
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · SAC 88-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
