⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of eighteen from three- A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:05 · POR 40-45 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 0:47 · POR 59-56 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Crabbe bad pass
Q4 4:07 · POR 97-101 ORL
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:24 · POR 99-103 ORL
- Missed FT
Al-Farouq Aminu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · POR 100-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q1 11:41 · POR 1-16 ORL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Nikola Vucevic defensive goaltending violation
Q4 2:49 · POR 99-103 ORL
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · POR 107-112 ORL
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · POR 109-112 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
