⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:30 · ORL 9-20 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 2:44 · ORL 48-65 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 8:22 · ORL 88-108 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
