⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five
They went cold, five of 30 from three
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:19 · ORL 23-19 DAL
- Steal
Franz Wagner stole it from Brandon Williams
Q4 2:26 · ORL 86-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Mavericks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 4:46 · ORL 68-74 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Williams bad pass
Q4 2:26 · ORL 86-94 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |









