⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 27-4 off them- Went cold from three, ten of 29
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 10:11 · ORL 9-7 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 9:12 · ORL 105-101 DEN
- Go-ahead
Tristan da Silva hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Wendell Carter Jr. with the assist
Q4 0:33 · ORL 125-124 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Black misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:06 · ORL 121-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 26-foot three step back jumper, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 2:28 · ORL 117-118 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 4:09 · ORL 117-120 DEN
- Go-ahead
Jamal Murray hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot, Nikola Jokic with the assist
Q4 0:37 · ORL 123-124 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul
Q2 9:37 · ORL 27-34 DEN
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:48 · ORL 117-114 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · ORL 119-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| ORL | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
