⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:18 · LAL 65-53 ORL
- Lead
Rui Hachimura hit a 23-foot three jumper, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 2:14 · LAL 106-103 ORL
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a 1-foot dunk, Luka Doncic with the assist
Q4 0:26 · LAL 109-108 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · LAL 107-105 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Desmond Bane hit a 25-foot three jumper, Paolo Banchero with the assist
Q4 0:35 · LAL 107-108 ORL
- Winner
Wendell Carter Jr. hit a layup
Q4 0:06 · LAL 109-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover
Q4 4:30 · LAL 98-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Anthony Black misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:19 · LAL 103-103 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:18 · LAL 106-105 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
