⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:54 · WSH 24-17 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:32 · WSH 36-29 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:45 · WSH 103-98 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
