⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 5:34 · POR 52-47 ORL
- Steal
Scoot Henderson stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 0:26 · POR 95-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · POR 95-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:18 · POR 6-15 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q2 1:49 · POR 55-66 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 7:27 · POR 84-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:44 · POR 91-99 ORL
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · POR 93-100 ORL
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · POR 95-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| POR | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
