⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-4 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 36
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 0:58 · PHX 41-26 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 9:24 · PHX 81-63 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 4:56 · PHX 96-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 1:36 · PHX 64-53 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 40 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
