⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 7:59 · DAL 17-9 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 3:59 · DAL 114-97 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:11 · DAL 4-9 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 0:44 · DAL 25-29 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 8:38 · DAL 30-39 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 2 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 22 | Blocks | 23 |
