⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-3Q120-26
-1Q225-25
+14Q339-26
0Q423-21
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
Key battles
10Offensive rebounds4
9Threes made5
2Blocks4
15Turnovers11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 7:39 · LAL 9-13 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dewayne Dedmon technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · LAL 61-61 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
