⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- Made nine threes to their seventeen
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:59 · ORL 42-46 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 1:03 · ORL 53-51 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 10:03 · ORL 90-89 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tristan da Silva bad pass turnover
Q4 4:49 · ORL 93-97 OKC
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · ORL 96-104 OKC
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs lost ball turnover
Q4 1:12 · ORL 100-108 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:14 · ORL 17-23 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:34 · ORL 79-85 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 8:05 · ORL 90-97 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Alex Caruso technical foul
Q2 4:06 · ORL 37-46 OKC
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 1:13 · ORL 100-108 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · ORL 105-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| ORL | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
