⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:32 · ORL 36-38 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:17 · ORL 46-45 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 10:33 · ORL 81-72 IND
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Goga Bitadze defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:48 · ORL 85-78 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:42 · ORL 18-27 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 3:07 · ORL 90-86 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Pascal Siakam and Goga Bitadze
Q3 6:58 · ORL 53-55 IND
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass
Q4 4:26 · ORL 85-78 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
