⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 5:05 · MIN 63-72 ORL
- Steal
Zach LaVine stole it from Victor Oladipo
Q4 1:36 · MIN 87-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:00 · MIN 87-87 ORL
- Turnover
Gorgui Dieng bad pass
Q4 1:29 · MIN 87-92 ORL
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · MIN 93-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:22 · MIN 4-12 ORL
- Steal
Victor Oladipo stole it from Gorgui Dieng
Q4 1:29 · MIN 87-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 1:36 · MIN 87-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 5 |
