⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:53 · SAC 8-3 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:15 · SAC 46-40 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:13 · SAC 86-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Glenn Robinson III flagrant foul type 1
Q1 9:25 · SAC 8-3 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 10:27 · SAC 64-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
