⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fourteen- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 31-9 off them
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 8:51 · ORL 40-30 CHI
- Winner
Franz Wagner hit a two point shot
OT 4:38 · ORL 103-101 CHI
- Steal
Paolo Banchero stole it from Alex Caruso
OT 4:05 · ORL 103-101 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 3:56 · ORL 105-101 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:43 · ORL 109-104 CHI
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:16 · ORL 111-108 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 0:40 · ORL 52-59 CHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 6:50 · ORL 65-75 CHI
- Ties it
DeMar DeRozan hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:45 · ORL 101-101 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alex Caruso lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · ORL 97-94 CHI
- Turnover
Alex Caruso bad pass
OT 4:05 · ORL 103-101 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
