⏱️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
▲ ORL better than we expected
-1Q130-28
+4Q229-23
+1Q321-18
+2Q420-17
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better 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, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
4Offensive rebounds13
19Fast break points8
6Blocks2
26Assists14
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
