⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen- A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q1 9:03 · WSH 20-13 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:09 · WSH 55-43 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:47 · WSH 85-78 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:45 · WSH 2-9 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 2:34 · WSH 25-29 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:31 · WSH 69-72 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
