⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 40
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 9:36 · WSH 61-87 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 30
Q3 4:00 · WSH 73-103 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 1:18 · WSH 94-125 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
