⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:24 · ORL 14-11 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 11:13 · ORL 43-29 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:00 · ORL 63-48 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses technical free throw
Q1 9:17 · ORL 2-7 DAL
- Turnover
Moritz Wagner bad pass
Q4 4:23 · ORL 97-105 DAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:59 · ORL 97-105 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:18 · ORL 46-40 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:40 · ORL 74-72 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 5:09 · ORL 97-108 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:54 · ORL 73-63 DAL
- Missed FT
Kyrie Irving misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:23 · ORL 97-105 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
