⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:15 · DEN 77-80 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 3:02 · DEN 115-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
JaVale McGee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:14 · DEN 90-89 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 1:42 · DEN 110-104 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:50 · DEN 16-20 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 9:57 · DEN 25-40 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 2:09 · DEN 47-65 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:18 · DEN 40-52 ORL
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · DEN 99-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
