⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 20-8 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 2:03 · ORL 27-19 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin bad pass
Q4 1:27 · ORL 102-96 BOS
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · ORL 104-101 BOS
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 105-103 BOS

Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q2 9:46 · ORL 29-33 BOS
- Steal
Marcus Morris stole it from D.J. Augustin
Q4 1:27 · ORL 102-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyrie Irving technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:20 · ORL 57-68 BOS
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 4:31 · ORL 93-89 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








