⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:05 · ATL 56-63 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:40 · ATL 86-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
John Collins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:28 · ATL 37-42 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:32 · ATL 11-19 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 1:28 · ATL 37-54 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · ATL 91-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| ATL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
