⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans 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.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:01 · NO 70-72 ORL
- Ties it
P.J. Brown made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · NO 97-97 ORL
- Ties it
Elden Campbell made Layup. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:04 · NO 99-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Brown 3 second
Q4 1:07 · NO 95-97 ORL
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
OT 0:44 · NO 101-106 ORL
- Turnover
George Lynch Bad Pass
OT 0:16 · NO 103-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:13 · NO 34-47 ORL
- Lead
Darrell Armstrong made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Pat Garrity.
Q4 2:50 · NO 93-95 ORL
- Winner
Pat Garrity made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
OT 3:57 · NO 99-102 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:54 · NO 99-106 ORL
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 0:54 · NO 99-106 ORL
- Missed FT
Pat Garrity missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:29 · NO 101-109 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
