⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:42 · MIN 10-4 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 3:05 · MIN 74-85 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Donte DiVincenzo flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:58 · MIN 48-51 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q2 5:27 · MIN 48-57 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 9:32 · MIN 57-72 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 5:56 · MIN 88-113 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIN | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
