⏱️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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 28-14 off them- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 24
- Won the second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 6:31 · NO 20-11 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:52 · NO 54-34 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q4 10:40 · NO 82-56 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
