⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-3Q115-18
+12Q230-20
+1Q327-26
+3Q427-25
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second 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
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 22-9 off them
Key battles
14Steals4
22Points off turnovers9
28Free throws made15
36%Three-point accuracy60%
🏀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
- Technical
Gerald Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:12 · CHA 96-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
