⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:59 · WSH 37-23 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 9:36 · WSH 49-30 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 10:13 · WSH 113-95 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:58 · WSH 94-87 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
