⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their two
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ronald Murray flagrant foul type 1 (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)
Q2 6:11 · CHA 31-45 ORL
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · CHA 51-64 ORL
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses technical free throw
Q4 11:11 · CHA 71-79 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:48 · CHA 54-68 ORL
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q4 9:15 · CHA 75-83 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 9 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
