⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen
- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 18
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q1 4:20 · NO 33-14 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 8:45 · NO 70-53 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Devin Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Jeremy Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 5:20 · NO 103-71 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:36 · NO 56-47 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Richardson misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 5:20 · NO 103-71 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
