⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 19-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Made eleven threes to their eighteen
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:34 · ORL 43-29 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 6:38 · ORL 76-68 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 5:58 · ORL 107-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Moritz Wagner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:10 · ORL 86-76 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 6:21 · ORL 44-45 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 18 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
