⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:12 · ORL 53-63 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:54 · ORL 73-81 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:36 · ORL 85-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 4:31 · ORL 85-89 CHA
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 2:47 · ORL 88-92 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:16 · ORL 39-58 CHA
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Arron Afflalo
Q4 2:47 · ORL 88-92 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 3:47 · ORL 92-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:16 · ORL 85-90 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
