⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 29 from three
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 2:28 · ORL 29-16 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:10 · ORL 59-42 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Fournier offensive foul
Q4 1:00 · ORL 111-104 DAL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier turnover
Q4 1:00 · ORL 111-104 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses technical free throw
Q1 1:01 · ORL 26-16 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
