⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 5:26 · ORL 86-72 LAL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Wendell Carter Jr. defensive goaltending violation
Q4 4:03 · ORL 106-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 6:36 · ORL 44-50 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:19 · ORL 100-93 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
