⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
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 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:57 · ORL 22-21 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:14 · ORL 112-108 DEN
- Winner
Paolo Banchero hit a 27-foot three jumper, Franz Wagner with the assist
Q4 1:49 · ORL 118-115 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Aaron Gordon hit a driving layup, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 2:43 · ORL 112-113 DEN
- Ties it
Nikola Jokic hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:09 · ORL 115-115 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · ORL 118-115 DEN
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:02 · ORL 122-119 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
