⏱️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, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:01 · ORL 85-84 NO
- Lead
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shammond Williams.
Q4 2:36 · ORL 95-93 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:40 · ORL 90-91 NO
- Turnover
Shammond Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:40 · ORL 98-98 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- Ties it
David Wesley made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:00 · ORL 98-98 NO
- Winner
George Lynch made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:36 · ORL 98-100 NO
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 3:56 · ORL 89-91 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
