⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:50 · MEM 18-20 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 1:37 · MEM 36-25 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:50 · MEM 65-60 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mario Chalmers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:12 · MEM 39-31 ORL
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 2:22 · MEM 95-97 ORL
- Turnover
Mario Chalmers out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:46 · MEM 99-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:49 · MEM 54-58 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 4:02 · MEM 75-83 ORL
- Winner
Aaron Gordon hit a 23-foot step back jumper, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 0:51 · MEM 99-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terrence Ross lost ball turnover
Q4 0:36 · MEM 99-100 ORL
- Turnover
Terrence Ross steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:26 · MEM 99-100 ORL
- Turnover
Terrence Ross bad pass
Q4 0:10 · MEM 99-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| MEM | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 24 |
| 16 | Blocks | 22 |
