⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their seventeen
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
- Ties it
J.J. Redick hit a 27-foot three jumper, Rashard Lewis with the assist
Q4 0:08 · ORL 95-95 CHA
- Winner
Hedo Turkoglu hit a two point shot
OT 3:23 · ORL 99-97 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
OT 4:01 · ORL 103-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · ORL 90-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · ORL 90-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · ORL 90-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Raymond Felton hit a layup, Boris Diaw with the assist
Q4 0:55 · ORL 90-91 CHA
- Go-ahead
Boris Diaw hit a 7-foot running jumper, Raja Bell with the assist
Q4 0:20 · ORL 92-93 CHA
- Lead
Raja Bell hit a 22-foot jumper, Emeka Okafor with the assist
OT 4:22 · ORL 95-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:12 · ORL 89-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:12 · ORL 89-89 CHA
- Turnover
Raja Bell traveling
Q4 1:29 · ORL 90-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
