⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q2 0:10 · ORL 79-54 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 1:40 · ORL 133-119 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Lonzo Ball technical foul
Q2 6:49 · ORL 50-38 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
