⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 22-4 off them
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 50
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:48 · ORL 89-89 NO
- Ties it
Darrell Armstrong made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 2:15 · ORL 89-89 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:47 · ORL 97-91 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shawn Kemp missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:42 · ORL 94-91 NO
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · ORL 96-91 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:44 · ORL 0-11 NO
- Lead
David Wesley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · ORL 89-90 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Wesley Offensive Foul
Q4 1:19 · ORL 91-91 NO
- Turnover
David Wesley Foul
Q4 1:19 · ORL 91-91 NO
- Turnover
Elden Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:28 · ORL 94-91 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
