⏱️How 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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:07 · ORL 18-8 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 5:13 · ORL 43-36 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson Bad Pass. Stolen by Keith Bogans.
Q4 3:08 · ORL 80-72 CHA
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass
Q4 2:46 · ORL 80-72 CHA
- Turnover
Dwight Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Sean May.
Q4 0:48 · ORL 82-74 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 2:59 · ORL 19-23 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 2:58 · ORL 43-46 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 9:10 · ORL 69-66 CHA
- Turnover
Brevin Knight Bad Pass
Q4 3:04 · ORL 80-72 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
