⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their ten- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 44
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:01 · PHI 21-23 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 4:18 · PHI 88-103 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 6:48 · PHI 9-19 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 10:26 · PHI 63-92 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
