⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nikola Vucevic flagrant foul type 1 (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)
Q3 7:11 · ORL 57-71 WSH
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)
Q4 4:48 · ORL 86-94 WSH
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 4:48 · ORL 86-94 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:41 · ORL 13-21 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 0:39 · ORL 51-64 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 5:00 · ORL 86-94 WSH
- Goaltend
John Wall defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:00 · ORL 99-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
