⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 11:18 · ORL 24-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q2 5:17 · ORL 35-60 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 39
Q4 5:26 · ORL 90-129 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 65% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
