⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 11:33 · ORL 31-28 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Bad Pass. Stolen by Chris Paul.
Q4 1:19 · ORL 82-88 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 7:11 · ORL 14-21 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Andersen Bad Pass. Stolen by Keyon Dooling.
Q4 2:55 · ORL 78-86 NO
- Missed FT
Bostjan Nachbar missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · ORL 89-97 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
