⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the third 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 took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 10:16 · ORL 40-33 WSH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q3 10:42 · ORL 68-51 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul
Q3 5:48 · ORL 71-55 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bub Carrington technical foul
Q2 4:24 · ORL 42-41 WSH
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
