⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:11 · LAL 85-81 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 8:26 · LAL 96-85 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 2:00 · LAL 106-107 ORL
- Go-ahead
Aaron Gordon hit a two point shot
Q4 0:05 · LAL 106-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mario Hezonja misses technical free throw
Q2 10:01 · LAL 30-35 ORL
- Turnover
Jonathon Simmons lost ball turnover
Q4 3:08 · LAL 101-95 ORL
- Missed FT
Jonathon Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAL 106-104 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 16 |
| 16 | Blocks | 22 |









