⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 22-5 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
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 dragged them back level
Q1 4:37 · ORL 21-21 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 1:00 · ORL 60-56 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 7:15 · ORL 78-64 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 7:04 · ORL 70-64 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 7:28 · ORL 38-49 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrese Haliburton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:50 · ORL 54-56 IND
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:04 · ORL 70-64 IND
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:04 · ORL 70-64 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
