⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 6:27 · LAL 74-87 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:49 · LAL 96-93 ORL
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 2:54 · LAL 106-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 3:59 · LAL 103-105 ORL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:30 · LAL 106-105 ORL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · LAL 106-108 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q2 11:49 · LAL 29-48 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 8:43 · LAL 66-87 ORL
- Winner
Nikola Vucevic hit a layup, Terrence Ross with the assist
Q4 2:03 · LAL 106-108 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · LAL 106-105 ORL
- Missed FT
Wes Iwundu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · LAL 106-105 ORL
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon turnover (lane violation)
Q4 0:01 · LAL 115-119 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 34 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
