⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 24-10 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 57
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:00 · BKN 11-6 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 0:37 · BKN 38-23 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 3:25 · BKN 58-34 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:47 · BKN 75-62 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
