⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- Made one threes to their seven
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:09 · DEN 65-62 ORL
- Steal
Will Barton stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:55 · DEN 74-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DEN 71-74 ORL
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DEN 74-82 ORL
- Missed FT
Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:17 · DEN 74-82 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic bad pass
Q4 0:55 · DEN 74-82 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 6% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
