⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR 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 Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 38 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 26
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:58 · POR 66-70 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:41 · POR 22-29 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 11:20 · POR 79-91 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q4 2:58 · POR 93-113 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 34 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
