⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 52 rebounds to 41
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
- Steal
Al Jefferson stole it from Arron Afflalo
Q4 2:51 · CHA 77-83 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:00 · CHA 42-49 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:48 · CHA 58-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · CHA 77-83 ORL
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:53 · CHA 79-83 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
