⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 18-10 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:52 · NO 63-71 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 0:28 · NO 81-80 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 3:32 · NO 96-86 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 7:22 · NO 81-84 ORL
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 4:39 · NO 85-84 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q4 7:22 · NO 81-84 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
