⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 8:40 · ORL 2-7 POR
- Technical
Robin Lopez technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:44 · ORL 51-63 POR
- Flagrant
Jalen Suggs flagrant foul type 1
Q3 0:25 · ORL 59-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 4:09 · ORL 38-50 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 6:44 · ORL 51-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
