⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 7:52 · ORL 20-8 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:58 · ORL 80-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs lost ball turnover
Q4 4:59 · ORL 100-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · ORL 100-106 CHA
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs lost ball turnover
Q4 2:50 · ORL 103-109 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 2:22 · ORL 25-27 CHA
- Steal
Ish Smith stole it from Jalen Suggs
Q4 2:50 · ORL 103-109 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
