⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their fourteen- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 2:05 · LAL 81-80 ORL
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 28-foot step back jumper
Q4 2:27 · LAL 101-100 ORL
- Winner
D'Angelo Russell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Christian Wood with the assist
Q4 1:43 · LAL 104-103 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:17 · LAL 44-47 ORL
- Go-ahead
Jalen Suggs hit a 24-foot three jumper, Markelle Fultz with the assist
Q4 2:05 · LAL 101-103 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
