⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 40 from three
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 25-10 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:19 · ORL 27-20 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 11:14 · ORL 39-23 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q3 8:19 · ORL 67-48 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:25 · ORL 7-10 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 3:16 · ORL 49-41 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 1:08 · ORL 80-63 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
