⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MIL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bucks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 0:03 · MIL 55-72 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 26
Q3 10:17 · MIL 58-84 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 38
Q4 5:58 · MIL 84-122 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MIL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
