⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three
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
- Steal
Jalen Suggs stole it from Jaylen Brown
Q4 1:43 · ORL 105-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jalen Suggs and Kristaps Porzingis
Q4 3:36 · ORL 103-93 BOS
- Technical
Goga Bitadze technical foul
Q4 3:36 · ORL 103-93 BOS
- Turnover
Tristan da Silva lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · ORL 105-99 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Tristan da Silva
Q4 1:32 · ORL 105-99 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:03 · ORL 105-104 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · ORL 105-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
