⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:44 · DEN 64-49 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 27
Q4 9:50 · DEN 101-74 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
