⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Made four threes to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 8:45 · ORL 58-62 CHA
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 1:27 · ORL 90-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo offensive foul (Ramon Sessions draws the foul)
Q4 4:15 · ORL 85-93 CHA
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 0:15 · ORL 97-103 CHA
- Turnover
Josh McRoberts bad pass
Q4 0:06 · ORL 100-106 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 2:58 · ORL 43-54 CHA
- Steal
Jeffery Taylor stole it from J.J. Redick
Q4 0:15 · ORL 97-103 CHA
- Steal
Hakim Warrick stole it from Josh McRoberts
Q4 0:06 · ORL 100-106 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:27 · ORL 90-97 CHA
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood offensive foul (Jameer Nelson draws the foul)
Q4 0:58 · ORL 94-98 CHA
- Turnover
Brendan Haywood turnover
Q4 0:58 · ORL 94-98 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
