⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 27 from three- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 27
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:08 · ORL 9-0 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 0:31 · ORL 66-44 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 10:33 · ORL 108-88 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul
Q1 5:24 · ORL 14-8 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:43 · ORL 93-83 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q1 5:24 · ORL 14-8 SA
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
