⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 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, 11 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- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 11:14 · CHA 12-3 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q3 0:07 · CHA 101-72 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:50 · CHA 107-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Fournier technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:18 · CHA 35-32 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
