⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
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 dragged them back level
Q2 6:44 · ORL 40-40 BOS
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q3 9:23 · ORL 67-62 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 0:54 · ORL 87-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 1:16 · ORL 47-48 BOS
- Technical
Paolo Banchero technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:49 · ORL 47-51 BOS
- Technical
Goga Bitadze technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:58 · ORL 67-63 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses technical free throw
Q1 5:46 · ORL 8-14 BOS
- Technical
Jaylen Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:16 · ORL 47-48 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
