⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 35 from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:39 · ORL 24-22 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 11:18 · ORL 35-27 SAC
- Go-ahead
Cole Anthony hit a 2-foot two point shot, Paolo Banchero with the assist
Q4 0:25 · ORL 107-106 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:40 · ORL 10-17 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q3 8:43 · ORL 65-74 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 6:19 · ORL 94-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:07 · ORL 103-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · ORL 107-108 SAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
