⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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 cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q3 11:32 · ORL 49-63 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 0:07 · ORL 75-80 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Carter-Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:40 · ORL 84-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:04 · ORL 4-9 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 3:26 · ORL 13-26 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:09 · ORL 92-106 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
