⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 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
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 24
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second quarter
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:19 · ORL 26-34 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 6:21 · ORL 47-41 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
R.J. Hampton turnover
Q4 3:44 · ORL 96-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 2:23 · ORL 16-32 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
