⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 35 free throws to their 21- A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up in the first quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up
Q2 8:27 · ORL 44-43 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q1 7:41 · ORL 2-13 CHA
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · ORL 98-105 CHA
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · ORL 99-105 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 1 down to 18 up
Q1 10:51 · ORL 3-21 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:36 · ORL 99-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:24 · ORL 64-70 CHA
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · ORL 78-83 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
