⏱️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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 32 from three- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:03 · ORL 15-5 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 10:50 · ORL 69-56 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 10:03 · ORL 106-81 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
