⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:22 · ORL 19-10 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 1:45 · ORL 83-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:41 · ORL 48-33 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
