⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 47 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 8:30 · BOS 57-56 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:02 · BOS 71-68 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 7:36 · BOS 84-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:26 · BOS 84-85 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Williams bad pass
Q4 0:07 · BOS 92-93 ORL

Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:12 · BOS 8-14 ORL
- Steal
Markelle Fultz stole it from Grant Williams
Q4 0:07 · BOS 92-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz bad pass
Q4 0:09 · BOS 92-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| BOS | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |





