⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:13 · DEN 8-3 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 3:45 · DEN 34-19 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 6:47 · DEN 114-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:21 · DEN 39-26 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 18
Q3 3:42 · DEN 95-77 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses technical free throw
Q2 10:21 · DEN 39-26 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
