⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:46 · ORL 14-9 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:09 · ORL 42-30 CHA
- Ties it
Terrence Ross hit a 24-foot three jumper, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 0:08 · ORL 104-104 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:01 · ORL 44-35 CHA
- Turnover
Terrence Ross bad pass
Q4 4:03 · ORL 90-97 CHA
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:00 · ORL 104-106 CHA

Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:02 · ORL 86-83 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 6:09 · ORL 90-99 CHA
- Winner
Gordon Hayward hit a layup
Q4 0:00 · ORL 104-106 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · ORL 101-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · ORL 101-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · ORL 104-107 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |







