⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 39
- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 23-9 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
Q4 6:41 · ORL 84-105 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 1:35 · ORL 77-97 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Jokic technical foul
Q2 1:47 · ORL 50-51 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
