⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 21
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 1-point lead to 10
Q1 9:32 · ORL 13-3 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q2 5:33 · ORL 29-18 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:18 · ORL 83-75 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Jackson misses technical free throw
Q3 6:11 · ORL 54-43 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
