⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 18 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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine- A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:44 · ORL 63-71 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:44 · ORL 93-97 BKN
- Ties it
Caleb Houstan hit a 27-foot three jumper, Tristan da Silva with the assist
Q4 0:49 · ORL 99-99 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
Q3 8:35 · ORL 50-67 BKN
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 7:14 · ORL 54-71 BKN
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · ORL 100-99 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 2:57 · ORL 21-32 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 8:27 · ORL 30-46 BKN
- Lead
Jalen Wilson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · ORL 100-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nic Claxton offensive foul
Q4 2:07 · ORL 90-97 BKN
- Turnover
Nic Claxton turnover
Q4 2:07 · ORL 90-97 BKN
- Turnover
Keon Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:38 · ORL 99-99 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
