⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 2:45 · BKN 53-62 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:05 · BKN 73-70 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:39 · BKN 87-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:15 · BKN 106-104 ORL
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 114-112 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 6:34 · BKN 39-58 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:00 · BKN 90-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Bamba offensive foul
Q4 3:34 · BKN 106-104 ORL
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · BKN 112-109 ORL
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BKN 115-113 ORL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 6 |







