⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 40- A 20-0 run took them from 8 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 8 down to 12 up
Q2 9:07 · CHA 49-37 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 0:50 · CHA 63-43 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 4:00 · CHA 89-64 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:05 · CHA 104-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:48 · CHA 100-92 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Nicholson turnover
Q4 1:29 · CHA 105-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
