⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 26-8 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, eight of 32
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 3:58 · ORL 27-22 BOS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 10:37 · ORL 65-62 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:42 · ORL 79-70 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Cole Anthony flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:45 · ORL 33-27 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 5:27 · ORL 44-54 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 6:44 · ORL 86-83 BOS
- Ties it
Derrick White hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 2:31 · ORL 91-91 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Payton Pritchard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · ORL 95-91 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
