⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 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
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their twelve- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-12 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 2:58 · NO 28-21 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q4 6:27 · NO 106-120 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:46 · NO 81-91 ORL
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:46 · NO 81-92 ORL
- Technical
Alvin Gentry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:46 · NO 81-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:56 · NO 2-8 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q4 7:51 · NO 95-120 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 19 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 34 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
