⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:19 · ORL 10-0 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 1:51 · ORL 86-66 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q4 7:35 · ORL 101-82 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:10 · ORL 88-82 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
