⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 1:53 · DAL 36-22 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q2 5:50 · DAL 55-28 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q3 8:10 · DAL 75-49 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 5:46 · DAL 101-76 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Powell misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 5:46 · DAL 101-76 ORL

Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cole Anthony flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:46 · DAL 101-76 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |









