⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 5:03 · ORL 82-75 DAL
- Go-ahead
Tristan da Silva hit a 25-foot three jumper, Paolo Banchero with the assist
Q4 2:00 · ORL 108-107 DAL
- Winner
Wendell Carter Jr. hit a 1-foot dunk, Jalen Suggs with the assist
Q4 0:01 · ORL 115-114 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:50 · ORL 88-85 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:23 · ORL 103-102 DAL
- Ties it
Klay Thompson hit a 24-foot three jumper, Cooper Flagg with the assist
Q4 2:57 · ORL 105-105 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
P.J. Washington technical foul
Q2 6:47 · ORL 38-44 DAL
- Technical
Khris Middleton technical foul
Q3 6:55 · ORL 67-70 DAL
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:26 · ORL 103-102 DAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
