⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 33
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q2 1:55 · ORL 39-54 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 2:41 · ORL 16-30 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 7:52 · ORL 23-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 3:44 · ORL 27-52 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |








