⏱️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
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 18
- Made two threes to their eleven
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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:28 · ORL 24-19 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:00 · ORL 81-68 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 1:19 · ORL 98-91 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 1:19 · ORL 98-91 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:40 · ORL 100-94 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
C.J. McCollum flagrant foul type 1 (Elfrid Payton draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · ORL 91-78 POR
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 11 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
