⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 1:50 · ORL 30-19 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 8:32 · ORL 102-76 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Goga Bitadze technical foul
Q4 4:31 · ORL 105-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Ziaire Williams technical foul
Q2 8:33 · ORL 34-23 BKN
- Technical
Noah Clowney technical foul
Q4 7:05 · ORL 100-76 BKN
- Missed FT
Drake Powell misses technical free throw
Q4 4:31 · ORL 105-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| ORL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
