⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 32 points inside to 16
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:37 · ORL 8-3 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 8:30 · ORL 59-53 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 8:22 · ORL 88-80 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka turnover
Q4 2:40 · ORL 88-81 DAL
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:19 · ORL 93-87 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:13 · ORL 45-50 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · ORL 88-81 DAL
- Turnover
Jonathan Gibson offensive foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)
Q4 1:53 · ORL 91-84 DAL
- Turnover
Jonathan Gibson turnover
Q4 1:53 · ORL 91-84 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
