⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 28 from three
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 21-5 off them
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:30 · ORL 74-70 LAL
- Lead
Shabazz Napier hit a 25-foot three jumper, Elfrid Payton with the assist
Q4 2:41 · ORL 97-94 LAL
- Winner
Nikola Vucevic hit a 20-foot two point shot, Tobias Harris with the assist
Q4 0:00 · ORL 101-99 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 0:44 · ORL 30-31 LAL
- Ties it
Julius Randle hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:17 · ORL 99-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · ORL 97-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · ORL 97-94 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:01 · ORL 99-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
