⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:43 · WSH 26-18 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 1:38 · WSH 39-23 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:07 · WSH 67-65 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:30 · WSH 97-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:45 · WSH 97-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
