⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 13-4 off them
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:30 · DAL 51-52 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:12 · DAL 95-83 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Christian Wood lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · DAL 102-95 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:16 · DAL 9-19 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Paolo Banchero flagrant foul type 1
Q3 2:23 · DAL 78-79 ORL
- Turnover
Bol Bol bad pass
Q4 3:49 · DAL 104-97 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |









