⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 32 from three- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:19 · ORL 30-26 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 8:26 · ORL 73-80 CHA
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:37 · ORL 78-84 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:20 · ORL 78-84 CHA
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ORL 83-90 CHA
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ORL 89-95 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
