⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 2:54 · ORL 30-28 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:22 · ORL 110-109 SA
- Winner
Paolo Banchero hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:25 · ORL 112-111 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Franz Wagner lost ball turnover
Q4 4:59 · ORL 101-100 SA
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:36 · ORL 102-102 SA
- Turnover
Franz Wagner bad pass
Q4 4:23 · ORL 102-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:14 · ORL 11-20 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:26 · ORL 68-76 SA
- Go-ahead
Victor Wembanyama hit a 20-foot jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
Q4 1:14 · ORL 110-111 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:36 · ORL 102-108 SA
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · ORL 105-109 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · ORL 110-111 SA
📊The numbers
| ORL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
