⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
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
Q2 3:34 · ORL 54-46 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 5:52 · ORL 73-72 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 11:14 · ORL 60-64 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 0:51 · ORL 111-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 3:53 · ORL 97-90 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · ORL 103-95 POR
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
