⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 30 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.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:54 · DAL 53-53 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q4 9:20 · DAL 105-123 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniel Gafford misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 1:24 · DAL 55-63 ORL
- Technical
Naji Marshall technical foul
Q3 12:00 · DAL 58-71 ORL
- Technical
Cooper Flagg technical foul
Q4 10:45 · DAL 92-113 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:22 · DAL 17-22 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 0:49 · DAL 58-76 ORL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 30
Q3 0:36 · DAL 92-122 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Desmond Bane flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:24 · DAL 55-63 ORL
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses technical free throw
Q4 10:45 · DAL 92-113 ORL
- Technical
Jalen Suggs technical foul
Q4 4:47 · DAL 111-130 ORL
📊The numbers
| DAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 35 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
