⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 26-10 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:20 · NO 52-48 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 2:54 · NO 103-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:25 · NO 76-68 ORL
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:18 · NO 89-87 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Drew Gooden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:50 · NO 92-87 ORL
- Turnover
Gordan Giricek Lost Ball. Stolen by Baron Davis.
Q4 2:00 · NO 94-89 ORL
- Turnover
Tyronn Lue Backcourt
Q4 1:36 · NO 96-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
