⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter- They shot well above their usual, six of nine from three
- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 38
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:51 · ORL 13-1 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q1 6:22 · ORL 23-3 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:50 · ORL 84-75 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo misses technical free throw
Q2 0:14 · ORL 41-39 NO
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 1:28 · ORL 86-82 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:48 · ORL 31-29 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasual Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · ORL 86-81 NO
- Turnover
Jannero Pargo turnover
Q4 1:15 · ORL 86-82 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · ORL 86-83 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
