⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 36-17 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 50
- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Made five threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, five of 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:37 · NO 74-69 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 5:43 · NO 94-92 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:23 · NO 104-101 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kira Lewis Jr. steps out of bounds turnover
OT 2:09 · NO 107-103 ORL
- Turnover
Josh Hart lost ball turnover
OT 0:57 · NO 109-107 ORL
- Missed FT
Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:22 · NO 110-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 8:26 · NO 36-42 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:47 · NO 39-52 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 11:28 · NO 78-85 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terrence Ross bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NO 101-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
