⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first 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
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:39 · CHA 67-66 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bismack Biyombo traveling
Q4 3:03 · CHA 93-95 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:34 · CHA 73-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Kemba Walker draws the foul)
Q4 4:58 · CHA 88-92 ORL
- Turnover
Glen Davis offensive foul (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q4 2:12 · CHA 93-98 ORL
- Turnover
Glen Davis turnover
Q4 2:12 · CHA 93-98 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
