⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third quarter
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 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 9:42 · ORL 38-47 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 2:38 · ORL 99-93 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:49 · ORL 107-95 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:28 · ORL 109-102 MIN
- Turnover
Cole Anthony bad pass
Q4 3:45 · ORL 109-104 MIN
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · ORL 109-106 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 8:07 · ORL 40-58 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:14 · ORL 70-82 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaylen Nowell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:38 · ORL 87-93 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
