⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 0:02 · ORL 37-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 11:16 · ORL 70-55 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 7:26 · ORL 83-66 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:18 · ORL 70-63 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q4 7:11 · ORL 115-105 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
