⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 48
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:04 · PHX 8-0 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 8:07 · PHX 44-21 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 4:22 · PHX 80-55 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q2 5:11 · PHX 44-29 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 9:32 · PHX 61-45 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:38 · PHX 94-78 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 0 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
