⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 26 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 33- A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 10:07 · ORL 79-103 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 3:08 · ORL 92-116 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:22 · ORL 4-10 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 8:53 · ORL 59-75 CHA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 31
Q3 5:33 · ORL 61-92 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
