⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
- Made seven threes to their fifteen
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 34 from three
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q2 8:34 · ORL 29-39 BOS
- Steal
Maurice Harkless stole it from Marcus Smart
Q4 2:16 · ORL 88-84 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 3:31 · ORL 92-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tobias Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · ORL 80-82 BOS
- Turnover
Maurice Harkless bad pass
Q4 0:50 · ORL 94-86 BOS
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 0:49 · ORL 94-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:38 · ORL 3-12 BOS
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 0:49 · ORL 94-87 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Bass traveling
Q4 4:22 · ORL 80-82 BOS
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · ORL 85-84 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 2:16 · ORL 88-84 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
