⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46- A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:37 · SA 75-91 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:04 · SA 96-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama bad pass
Q4 2:30 · SA 96-101 ORL
- Turnover
Cedi Osman out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · SA 96-103 ORL
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama bad pass
Q4 1:09 · SA 96-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:41 · SA 30-29 ORL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22
Q3 8:40 · SA 59-81 ORL
- Steal
Markelle Fultz stole it from Victor Wembanyama
Q4 2:30 · SA 96-101 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · SA 98-106 ORL
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
