⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 6:58 · ORL 23-8 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q1 3:08 · ORL 34-15 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q2 8:33 · ORL 51-25 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 6:39 · ORL 80-61 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 11:36 · ORL 96-79 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
