⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:26 · DEN 44-47 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q2 1:56 · DEN 70-54 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:06 · DEN 12-20 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:59 · DEN 29-40 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:50 · DEN 121-115 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Goga Bitadze technical foul
Q2 1:38 · DEN 60-54 ORL
📊The numbers
| DEN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
