⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of nineteen from three
- Beaten inside, 16 points in the paint to 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:18 · CHA 20-21 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tyson Chandler flagrant foul type 1 (Vince Carter draws the foul)
Q4 9:34 · CHA 73-75 ORL
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 5:47 · CHA 76-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q4 2:19 · CHA 80-91 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:50 · CHA 8-18 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q4 6:39 · CHA 76-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q4 5:47 · CHA 76-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · CHA 86-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
