⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 76 points inside to 60
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 11:22 · DEN 80-63 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 0:16 · DEN 107-85 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:18 · DEN 111-97 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
