⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
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 fourteen threes to their six
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 1:54 · CHA 28-24 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 6:01 · CHA 53-41 ORL
- Ties it
D.J. Augustin hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kwame Brown with the assist
Q4 0:16 · CHA 96-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Gerald Henderson and Quentin Richardson
Q4 8:30 · CHA 81-79 ORL
- Turnover
Boris Diaw traveling
Q4 4:54 · CHA 85-88 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 4:35 · CHA 96-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 7:39 · CHA 10-14 ORL
- Winner
Gilbert Arenas hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jameer Nelson with the assist
OT 4:13 · CHA 96-99 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
OT 4:13 · CHA 96-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 2:45 · CHA 89-92 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:26 · CHA 93-96 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 0:04 · CHA 96-96 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
