⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 26
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 2:14 · DAL 38-27 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 9:15 · DAL 82-61 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:47 · DAL 9-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 11:08 · DAL 41-36 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:52 · DAL 84-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
