⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:37 · ORL 21-13 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 7:37 · ORL 41-31 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:21 · ORL 79-82 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo turnover
Q4 3:26 · ORL 87-93 PHX
- Turnover
Willie Green bad pass
Q4 0:04 · ORL 100-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 8:03 · ORL 59-66 PHX
- Steal
Brandon Knight stole it from Willie Green
Q4 0:04 · ORL 100-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alex Len out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · ORL 85-93 PHX
- Turnover
Markieff Morris turnover
Q4 1:58 · ORL 89-97 PHX
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe turnover
Q4 1:02 · ORL 94-97 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
