⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 29 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 4:33 · ORL 69-62 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:18 · ORL 85-78 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:25 · ORL 101-95 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:27 · ORL 103-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 0:00 · ORL 29-36 PHX
- Steal
Marquese Chriss stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 1:25 · ORL 101-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · ORL 101-94 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Steals | 14 |
| 18 | Blocks | 22 |
