⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:31 · ORL 23-14 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:00 · ORL 57-44 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:43 · ORL 102-91 DEN
- Missed FT
Jason Smith misses technical free throw
Q4 2:04 · ORL 107-100 DEN
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · ORL 113-108 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:43 · ORL 113-108 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · ORL 103-95 DEN
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:04 · ORL 107-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
