โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug Christie Bad Pass. Stolen by Rodney Rogers.
Q4 2:01 ยท ORL 93-86 NO
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu Bad Pass
Q4 1:38 ยท ORL 93-88 NO

Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 9:36 ยท ORL 7-15 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:37 ยท ORL 81-80 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Kelvin Cato.
Q4 4:47 ยท ORL 86-86 NO
- Turnover
Casey Jacobsen Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 2:56 ยท ORL 91-86 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Andersen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:02 ยท ORL 95-92 NO
๐The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |







