⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 46 from three
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 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:19 · BKN 66-71 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:04 · BKN 93-93 ORL
- Ties it
David Duke Jr. hit a 25-foot three jumper, Cam Thomas with the assist
Q4 2:33 · BKN 93-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin back court turnover
Q4 2:15 · BKN 93-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:28 · BKN 8-15 ORL
- Winner
Chuma Okeke hit a 24-foot step back jumper, Robin Lopez with the assist
Q4 1:11 · BKN 93-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robin Lopez traveling
Q4 4:41 · BKN 84-91 ORL
- Turnover
Hassani Gravett out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:17 · BKN 93-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
