⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 41 from three- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 5:30 · PHX 91-98 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Royce O'Neale flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:21 · PHX 48-59 ORL
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q4 12:00 · PHX 68-84 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 0:21 · PHX 48-67 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses technical free throw
Q4 12:00 · PHX 68-84 ORL
📊The numbers
| PHX | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
