⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, eight of 32
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:17 · ORL 32-37 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 10:26 · ORL 45-39 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass turnover
Q4 3:33 · ORL 96-95 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:26 · ORL 98-95 LAL
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · ORL 104-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:27 · ORL 20-30 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 7:45 · ORL 70-78 LAL
- Winner
Luke Kennard hit a 24-foot three jumper, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 0:01 · ORL 104-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:56 · ORL 94-95 LAL
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass turnover
Q4 3:20 · ORL 96-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ORL 104-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
