⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the first 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:29 · ORL 14-34 MIN
- Technical
Serge Ibaka technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:43 · ORL 68-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q1 4:03 · ORL 17-39 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andrew Wiggins misses technical free throw
Q1 1:29 · ORL 14-32 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
