⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26- A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:49 · ORL 33-38 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up
Q1 5:02 · ORL 18-34 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 4:01 · ORL 33-47 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 5:40 · ORL 49-68 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
