⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 40 from three
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 4:51 · ORL 93-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:40 · ORL 111-105 BKN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · ORL 112-105 BKN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · ORL 121-113 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:17 · ORL 52-49 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 11:21 · ORL 103-95 BKN
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Aaron Gordon
Q4 2:50 · ORL 112-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:32 · ORL 111-105 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 21 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
