⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 6:43 · CHA 24-18 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:21 · CHA 87-72 ORL
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 32
Q3 1:31 · CHA 111-79 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:32 · CHA 41-37 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
