⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 28
A 13-0 run cut a 31-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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:31 · WSH 37-27 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 2:07 · WSH 72-48 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 10:10 · WSH 5-2 ORL
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:02 · WSH 15-11 ORL
- Flagrant
John Wall flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:07 · WSH 78-54 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 18
Q3 2:47 · WSH 98-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses technical free throw
Q1 10:10 · WSH 5-2 ORL
- Missed FT
Wesley Iwundu misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 7:07 · WSH 78-54 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 2 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 18 | Blocks | 22 |
