⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 2- A 23-0 run took them from 1 down to 22 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 1 down to 22 up
Q3 10:12 · LAL 78-56 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wayne Ellington misses technical free throw
Q2 8:39 · LAL 27-31 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 8:02 · LAL 9-13 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
R.J. Hampton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:39 · LAL 27-31 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
