⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of eighteen from three- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 39
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 27-18 off them
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
- Steal
Terrence Ross stole it from Jusuf Nurkic
Q4 0:53 · ORL 103-108 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elfrid Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:33 · ORL 96-98 POR
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 4:05 · ORL 97-101 POR
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · ORL 101-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:46 · ORL 71-67 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q4 7:41 · ORL 97-103 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic bad pass
Q4 0:53 · ORL 103-108 POR
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
