⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q1 11:41 · SA 16-2 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:45 · SA 77-70 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 11:10 · SA 86-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:54 · SA 43-36 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
