⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 22-12 off them- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
- Went cold from three, five of 25
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
- Winner
Steve Smith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by P.J. Brown.
Q4 2:39 · NO 89-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Traylor Technical Foul
Q2 7:20 · NO 34-35 ORL
- Turnover
George Lynch Lane Violation
Q4 0:00 · NO 91-90 ORL
- Missed FT
George Lynch missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · NO 91-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:17 · NO 52-61 ORL
- Go-ahead
Juwan Howard made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 2:58 · NO 87-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew DeClercq Offensive Foul
Q4 3:34 · NO 87-86 ORL
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:27 · NO 89-88 ORL
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Augmon.
Q4 1:54 · NO 91-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
