⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 28 from three
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, six 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:14 · BKN 28-28 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 11:12 · BKN 47-42 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:33 · BKN 64-60 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:15 · BKN 69-76 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:37 · BKN 65-68 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 6:20 · BKN 72-81 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
