⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:39 · ORL 17-12 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 5:04 · ORL 33-20 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 5:17 · ORL 93-70 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:19 · ORL 39-32 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
