⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 1:40 · ORL 91-95 NO
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 1:08 · ORL 91-95 NO
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 0:22 · ORL 93-96 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:50 · ORL 11-15 NO
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 1:40 · ORL 91-95 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
David Andersen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:37 · ORL 86-84 NO
- Missed FT
David West misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · ORL 93-96 NO
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · ORL 93-98 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
