⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:15 · ORL 31-31 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:19 · ORL 54-53 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tobias Harris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:11 · ORL 16-15 SAC
- Technical
Scott Skiles technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 4:11 · ORL 16-16 SAC
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:58 · ORL 80-87 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 4:56 · ORL 65-74 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses technical free throw
Q1 7:13 · ORL 4-9 SAC
- Missed FT
Marco Belinelli misses technical free throw
Q1 4:11 · ORL 16-16 SAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
