⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- A 20-0 run took them from 7 down to 13 up in the first quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:04 · ORL 53-50 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 6:41 · ORL 64-56 NO
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Horace Grant.
Q4 1:13 · ORL 92-92 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Lost Ball. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 2:10 · ORL 87-89 NO
- Turnover
Troy Hudson Bad Pass. Stolen by David Wesley.
OT 1:50 · ORL 95-101 NO
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 1:40 · ORL 95-103 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 7 down to 13 up
Q1 1:25 · ORL 27-40 NO
- Winner
Jamaal Magloire made Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:48 · ORL 92-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:08 · ORL 87-89 NO
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:48 · ORL 92-93 NO
- Missed FT
P.J. Brown missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:03 · ORL 92-96 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
