⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:24 · ORL 41-51 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 7:57 · ORL 63-80 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 9:35 · ORL 86-107 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
