⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 29 from three- Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 25
- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to five
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 4:28 · ORL 21-18 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:29 · ORL 47-32 MIL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paolo Banchero technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:02 · ORL 57-44 MIL
- Technical
Anthony Black technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:02 · ORL 57-44 MIL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jalen Suggs and Bobby Portis
Q3 5:46 · ORL 77-63 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses technical free throw
Q2 3:02 · ORL 57-44 MIL
- Technical
Cameron Payne technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:31 · ORL 61-47 MIL
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
