⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 36
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 7 down to 1 up
Q4 1:45 · NO 89-88 ORL
- Go-ahead
David Wesley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Baron Davis.
Q4 0:18 · NO 89-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong Technical Foul
Q3 0:05 · NO 62-68 ORL
- Missed FT
Baron Davis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:26 · NO 81-86 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 2:57 · NO 31-43 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:53 · NO 62-70 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Grant Hill missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 0:05 · NO 62-68 ORL
- Turnover
Steve Francis Offensive Foul
Q4 1:00 · NO 86-88 ORL
- Turnover
Steve Francis Foul
Q4 1:00 · NO 86-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
