⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 42
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 4:02 · ORL 26-17 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Freddie Gillespie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:33 · ORL 26-20 WSH
- Turnover
Cole Anthony traveling
Q4 4:34 · ORL 87-90 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:49 · ORL 3-13 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:40 · ORL 26-25 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:33 · ORL 71-67 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · ORL 98-100 WSH
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ORL 100-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |







