⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q2 1:04 · CHA 58-40 ORL
- Lead
Kemba Walker hit a layup
Q4 2:26 · CHA 95-93 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:52 · CHA 93-93 ORL
- Ties it
Elfrid Payton hit a jumper
Q4 2:13 · CHA 95-95 ORL
- Winner
Willie Green hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:57 · CHA 97-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elfrid Payton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · CHA 97-97 ORL
- Missed FT
Elfrid Payton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · CHA 97-97 ORL
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · CHA 100-104 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
