⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 23-10 off them- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 5:48 · OKC 75-60 ORL
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Paolo Banchero
Q4 1:38 · OKC 107-99 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:19 · OKC 49-43 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:34 · OKC 94-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 1:38 · OKC 107-99 ORL
- Flagrant
Cole Anthony flagrant foul type 1
Q4 1:35 · OKC 107-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| OKC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
