⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 34 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 10:48 · ORL 15-8 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:44 · ORL 29-23 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:40 · ORL 43-35 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Purvis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:49 · ORL 87-84 WSH
- Missed FT
Khem Birch misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · ORL 89-84 WSH
- Turnover
Mario Hezonja lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · ORL 99-92 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:32 · ORL 21-23 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:34 · ORL 67-61 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:18 · ORL 76-75 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Scott misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:57 · ORL 86-82 WSH
- Turnover
Markieff Morris traveling
Q4 3:32 · ORL 87-84 WSH
- Turnover
Tomas Satoransky out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:19 · ORL 90-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 7 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Steals | 12 |
| 27 | Blocks | 25 |
