⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their eight- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Made eleven threes to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 8:28 · ORL 101-99 DEN
- Ties it
Terrence Ross hit a 26-foot three jumper, Aaron Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:07 · ORL 112-112 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:59 · ORL 23-27 DEN
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:45 · ORL 41-39 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:53 · ORL 103-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:16 · ORL 81-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:09 · ORL 112-112 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:07 · ORL 114-115 DEN
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:10 · ORL 118-124 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 20 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
