⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 1:47 · ORL 80-68 CHA
- Steal
Rashard Lewis stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 1:15 · ORL 90-87 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:25 · ORL 88-85 CHA
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw
Q4 3:03 · ORL 88-85 CHA
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus traveling
Q4 1:37 · ORL 90-87 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:21 · ORL 82-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:31 · ORL 90-85 CHA
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 1:15 · ORL 90-87 CHA
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ORL 95-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
