⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 35-16 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 stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 1:17 · ORL 72-52 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 9:32 · ORL 83-54 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 2:01 · ORL 123-87 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses technical free throw
Q2 2:50 · ORL 58-50 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
