⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 12-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 22 in the third quarter
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 8:50 · ORL 8-11 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 22
Q3 7:06 · ORL 55-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses technical free throw
Q2 3:05 · ORL 35-55 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:16 · ORL 0-11 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 5:43 · ORL 33-51 MIN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q2 3:44 · ORL 35-62 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 34 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
