⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-5Q121-27
-7Q222-28
-5Q322-28
+6Q428-21
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 21 from three- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 19
Key battles
19Fast break points6
3Blocks8
29%Three-point accuracy50%
19Points off turnovers12
🏀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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 6:13 · CHA 52-73 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
