⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:48 · ORL 17-8 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:00 · ORL 58-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:31 · ORL 111-98 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
