⏱️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 and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 25
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 8:33 · PHX 50-46 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:24 · PHX 102-116 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:14 · PHX 67-72 ORL
- Technical
Jay Triano technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · PHX 83-97 ORL
- Technical
Josh Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:33 · PHX 85-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 9:22 · PHX 67-80 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 3:29 · PHX 110-126 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jonathon Simmons misses technical free throw
Q4 10:33 · PHX 85-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Steals | 18 |
| 29 | Blocks | 20 |
