⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:27 · ORL 68-74 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:52 · ORL 103-104 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus traveling
Q4 1:00 · ORL 116-110 NO
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · ORL 120-117 NO
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · ORL 121-117 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:41 · ORL 19-25 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 0:47 · ORL 55-72 NO
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Darius Songaila flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q4 6:20 · ORL 99-104 NO
- Missed FT
Darren Collison misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:59 · ORL 106-107 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
