⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:16 · NO 36-26 ORL
- Lead
Jannero Pargo hit a 20-foot jumper, Devin Brown with the assist
Q4 2:28 · NO 73-71 ORL
- Winner
Rasual Butler hit a 10-foot two point shot
OT 4:18 · NO 77-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Brown turnover
Q4 4:33 · NO 67-66 ORL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason lost ball
Q4 0:47 · NO 73-71 ORL
- Turnover
Desmond Mason bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NO 75-75 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:39 · NO 71-71 ORL
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a 16-foot two point shot
Q4 0:36 · NO 73-73 ORL
- Ties it
Darko Milicic hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NO 75-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NO 75-74 ORL
- Turnover
Darko Milicic lost ball
OT 2:26 · NO 77-75 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill lost ball
OT 1:50 · NO 77-75 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
