⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 8:32 · ORL 107-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass turnover
Q4 3:52 · ORL 109-101 SAC
- Turnover
Desmond Bane lost ball turnover
Q4 1:44 · ORL 116-110 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:02 · ORL 74-72 SAC
- Steal
Precious Achiuwa stole it from Desmond Bane
Q4 1:44 · ORL 116-110 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:04 · ORL 116-115 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
