⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 38 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:17 · ORL 31-34 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 0:32 · ORL 71-59 DAL
- Winner
Franz Wagner hit a driving layup
Q4 0:54 · ORL 109-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Franz Wagner out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:25 · ORL 104-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · ORL 107-107 DAL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:16 · ORL 110-108 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:00 · ORL 6-14 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:17 · ORL 79-79 DAL
- Lead
Luka Doncic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:58 · ORL 106-107 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:58 · ORL 106-106 DAL
- Missed FT
Dorian Finney-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:34 · ORL 109-107 DAL
- Turnover
Maxi Kleber lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · ORL 109-108 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
