⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 26-5 off them- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 28 rebounds to 45
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:56 · ATL 72-75 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 4:09 · ATL 28-33 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 3:55 · ATL 83-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses technical free throw
Q4 9:32 · ATL 100-105 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 36 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
