⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eleven- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:07 · WSH 33-30 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 4:03 · WSH 79-77 ORL
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Aaron Gordon
Q4 0:30 · WSH 117-109 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:52 · WSH 110-104 ORL
- Turnover
Jeff Green offensive foul
Q4 1:17 · WSH 114-109 ORL
- Turnover
Jeff Green turnover
Q4 1:17 · WSH 114-109 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:58 · WSH 86-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · WSH 110-104 ORL
- Turnover
Terrence Ross out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:08 · WSH 114-109 ORL
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:30 · WSH 117-109 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
