⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 40 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 4:09 · ORL 57-50 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:04 · ORL 31-34 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 0:04 · ORL 62-63 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:41 · ORL 64-73 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Talen Horton-Tucker flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:55 · ORL 49-50 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
