⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q2 10:49 · ORL 46-41 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 5:57 · ORL 56-47 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 7:19 · ORL 124-116 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · ORL 123-116 IND
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
Q4 3:05 · ORL 126-120 IND
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass turnover
Q4 2:34 · ORL 126-123 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:05 · ORL 5-13 IND
- Steal
Micah Potter stole it from Wendell Carter Jr.
Q4 2:34 · ORL 126-123 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam bad pass turnover
Q4 2:33 · ORL 126-123 IND
📊The numbers
| ORL | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 34 | Assists | 38 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
