⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 4:30 · BKN 27-13 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:32 · BKN 48-47 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 10:15 · BKN 103-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:34 · BKN 33-27 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:41 · BKN 35-36 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
