⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their eleven- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:23 · WSH 69-74 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Gill misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 1:37 · WSH 73-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Anthony Gill misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 1:37 · WSH 73-79 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:46 · WSH 25-32 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 8:22 · WSH 33-47 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 0:05 · WSH 76-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Gary Harris flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:37 · WSH 73-79 ORL
- Flagrant
Anthony Black flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:26 · WSH 79-90 ORL
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
