⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35- A 24-0 run took them from 19 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 19 down to 5 up
Q3 9:11 · DEN 74-69 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 3:51 · DEN 106-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · DEN 98-96 ORL
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 1:52 · DEN 108-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:14 · DEN 25-32 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:41 · DEN 41-57 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:41 · DEN 63-69 ORL
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:16 · DEN 81-73 ORL
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:52 · DEN 108-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
