⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 6
- A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:05 · SA 19-17 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 2:24 · SA 32-28 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q3 1:12 · SA 99-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 4:24 · SA 112-93 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
