⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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 dragged them back level
Q2 10:53 · NO 29-29 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q2 3:47 · NO 46-38 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 5:50 · NO 67-54 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:37 · NO 46-46 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:33 · NO 69-65 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
