⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten
- A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:55 · ORL 8-0 NO
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q2 6:07 · ORL 57-27 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 4:18 · ORL 72-52 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:45 · ORL 16-6 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 13 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
