⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
- Made eight threes to their seventeen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 11:40 · WSH 76-60 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:55 · WSH 91-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:52 · WSH 105-113 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:30 · WSH 80-75 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:35 · WSH 96-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · WSH 106-113 ORL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · WSH 106-113 ORL
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · WSH 109-116 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 14 |
