⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 31-16 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 6:05 · CHA 19-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:59 · CHA 27-23 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw offensive foul (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)
Q4 1:21 · CHA 82-85 ORL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw turnover
Q4 1:21 · CHA 82-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 10:53 · CHA 50-52 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard offensive foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 3:43 · CHA 77-79 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard turnover
Q4 3:43 · CHA 77-79 ORL
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHA 84-87 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
