⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:03 · MIN 91-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · MIN 73-83 ORL
- Technical
Jaden McDaniels technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · MIN 73-83 ORL
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:32 · MIN 73-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:44 · MIN 46-52 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:28 · MIN 59-72 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 120-126 ORL
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · MIN 120-126 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · MIN 120-127 ORL
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
