⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made 27 threes to their eight- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 24-14 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 6
- A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the second quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:47 · SAC 9-8 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 2:55 · SAC 30-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 6:04 · SAC 79-80 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q2 8:29 · SAC 37-42 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 3:13 · SAC 83-96 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 37
Q4 5:12 · SAC 94-131 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Black technical foul
Q2 6:06 · SAC 37-42 ORL
📊The numbers
| SAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 27 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
