⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 20-6 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 4:42 · ORL 24-17 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 8:28 · ORL 52-36 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 1:16 · ORL 72-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses technical free throw
Q2 0:14 · ORL 68-53 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:09 · ORL 95-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mark Daigneault technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:14 · ORL 68-53 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
