โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
Key battles
๐Good 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
Double technical foul - Evan Fournier and Bradley Beal
Q4 7:39 ยท ORL 77-76 WSH
- Technical
Double technical foul - Bismack Biyombo and Kelly Oubre Jr.
Q4 7:39 ยท ORL 77-76 WSH
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka traveling
Q4 3:59 ยท ORL 83-84 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 19
Q1 8:59 ยท ORL 7-26 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:12 ยท ORL 35-48 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:35 ยท ORL 85-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 4:13 ยท ORL 83-84 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 3:11 ยท ORL 83-84 WSH
๐The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |








