⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 9
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 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 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 7:25 · ORL 63-81 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:30 · ORL 89-98 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 0:04 · ORL 79-98 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:58 · ORL 6-15 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q1 0:10 · ORL 24-49 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 3:38 · ORL 101-124 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:10 · ORL 48-74 MIN
- Flagrant
Taurean Prince flagrant foul type 2
Q3 0:04 · ORL 79-98 MIN
- Technical
Anthony Edwards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:23 · ORL 105-126 MIN
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
