⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:10 · CHA 52-62 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:29 · CHA 85-80 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:01 · CHA 88-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:29 · CHA 90-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:22 · CHA 9-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 1:00 · CHA 41-60 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:46 · CHA 88-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:46 · CHA 88-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:54 · CHA 90-87 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
