⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:20 · ORL 14-13 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:41 · ORL 86-83 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:07 · ORL 103-95 MIN
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · ORL 107-100 MIN
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin back court turnover
Q4 0:10 · ORL 108-102 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nemanja Bjelica and Arron Afflalo double technical foul
Q2 11:23 · ORL 25-25 MIN
- Technical
Nemanja Bjelica double technical foul, ejected
Q2 7:28 · ORL 34-36 MIN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:25 · ORL 98-92 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 15 | Blocks | 21 |
