⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:00 · NO 71-74 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis Bad Pass. Stolen by Darrell Armstrong.
Q4 0:06 · NO 80-79 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:15 · NO 5-11 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 7:13 · NO 49-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · NO 78-76 ORL
- Turnover
Horace Grant Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 2:10 · NO 80-76 ORL
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:03 · NO 80-79 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
