⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:51 · BOS 74-75 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:36 · BOS 2-8 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:32 · BOS 83-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
