⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- Went cold from three, nine of 33
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 6 down to 5 up
Q1 2:56 · ORL 29-24 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 1:52 · ORL 87-85 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:23 · ORL 117-111 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:43 · ORL 49-51 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 11:02 · ORL 54-62 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · ORL 109-110 CHI
- Missed FT
Matas Buzelis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:51 · ORL 109-111 CHI
- Turnover
Ayo Dosunmu lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · ORL 125-120 CHI
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
