⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:31 · ORL 10-2 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:21 · ORL 53-41 PHX
- Steal
Wendell Carter Jr. stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 1:28 · ORL 111-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Desmond Bane and Devin Booker
Q1 10:31 · ORL 3-2 PHX
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:31 · ORL 109-107 PHX
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. jumpball violation turnover
Q4 1:27 · ORL 111-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 2:23 · ORL 28-21 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:06 · ORL 44-41 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:50 · ORL 94-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale offensive foul
Q4 2:34 · ORL 109-108 PHX
- Turnover
Royce O'Neale offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:34 · ORL 109-108 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:28 · ORL 111-108 PHX
📊The numbers
| ORL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
