⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 twelve threes to their five- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 20
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Carroll misses technical free throw
Q2 6:24 · CHA 33-41 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:33 · CHA 0-11 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:24 · CHA 33-41 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
