⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 7:56 · CHA 39-43 ORL
- Winner
Bismack Biyombo hit a dunk, Ben Gordon with the assist
Q4 2:30 · CHA 108-106 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 4:18 · CHA 112-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 0:56 · CHA 110-106 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 5:33 · CHA 16-26 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 2:45 · CHA 20-39 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 3:43 · CHA 106-106 ORL
- Turnover
Tobias Harris 3 second turnover
Q4 1:08 · CHA 110-106 ORL
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball turnover
Q4 0:10 · CHA 112-106 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
