⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 7:50 · ORL 43-52 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 6:50 · ORL 84-73 MEM
- Winner
Anthony Black hit a 1-foot running dunk, Paolo Banchero with the assist
Q4 2:27 · ORL 109-107 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Franz Wagner lost ball turnover
Q4 4:10 · ORL 102-103 MEM
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
Q4 3:45 · ORL 102-105 MEM
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · ORL 112-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:14 · ORL 7-12 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 4:56 · ORL 14-30 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:32 · ORL 107-107 MEM
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 1:46 · ORL 111-109 MEM
- Turnover
Cedric Coward out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:21 · ORL 114-109 MEM
📊The numbers
| ORL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
