⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:01 · ORL 30-24 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:37 · ORL 61-48 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:40 · ORL 61-51 MIN
- Technical
D.J. Augustin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 · ORL 103-95 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:07 · ORL 61-56 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:35 · ORL 81-87 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 27 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
