⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 3
- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q4 10:49 · ORL 81-75 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · ORL 87-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · ORL 88-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · ORL 88-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:45 · ORL 8-10 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 6:35 · ORL 32-40 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 5:20 · ORL 58-70 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Elfrid Payton draws the foul)
Q4 2:25 · ORL 86-82 WSH
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 2:25 · ORL 86-82 WSH
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:06 · ORL 88-85 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
