⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 27 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 52
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 60
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:22 · ORL 29-26 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:33 · ORL 74-75 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 5:46 · ORL 91-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:46 · ORL 87-89 WSH
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · ORL 91-93 WSH
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · ORL 91-93 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:38 · ORL 29-35 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q3 10:21 · ORL 46-64 WSH
- Winner
Jeff Green hit a two point shot, Bradley Beal with the assist
Q4 0:42 · ORL 91-93 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Otto Porter Jr. turnover
Q4 3:33 · ORL 87-87 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · ORL 91-93 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 15 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
