⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:43 · SA 110-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 1:47 · SA 81-76 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q2 11:47 · SA 37-34 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Suggs technical foul
Q3 9:01 · SA 67-63 ORL
- Flagrant
Desmond Bane flagrant foul type 1
Q3 1:47 · SA 81-76 ORL
📊The numbers
| SA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
