⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their four- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 60 points in the paint to 78
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 9:10 · ORL 94-92 SAC
- Ties it
Franz Wagner hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot, Wendell Carter Jr. with the assist
OT 4:23 · ORL 108-108 SAC
- Go-ahead
Bol Bol hit a 23-foot three jumper, Paolo Banchero with the assist
OT 3:51 · ORL 111-110 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:41 · ORL 73-65 SAC
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. offensive foul
OT 2:23 · ORL 111-116 SAC
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. turnover
OT 2:23 · ORL 111-116 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 2:12 · ORL 77-86 SAC
- Lead
De'Aaron Fox hit a driving layup
OT 4:46 · ORL 106-108 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a 32-foot three jumper
OT 0:00 · ORL 123-126 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:38 · ORL 111-116 SAC
- Turnover
Trey Lyles offensive foul
OT 0:28 · ORL 115-119 SAC
- Turnover
Malik Monk bad pass
OT 0:06 · ORL 121-123 SAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 15 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
