⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets 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.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Hart Bad Pass. Stolen by Dwight Howard.
Q4 3:09 · CHA 94-89 ORL
- Missed FT
Bernard Robinson Jr missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · CHA 94-92 ORL
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:40 · CHA 97-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:47 · CHA 16-24 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:06 · CHA 94-90 ORL
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:10 · CHA 95-92 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 1:04 · CHA 97-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 0 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
