⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 36 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 7:52 · ORL 21-12 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 5:19 · ORL 30-14 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:45 · ORL 104-96 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Black bad pass
Q4 3:41 · ORL 104-96 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:01 · ORL 43-39 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:25 · ORL 62-62 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Minott bad pass
Q4 3:45 · ORL 104-96 BOS
📊The numbers
| ORL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
