⏱️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, 5 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, 21 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third quarter
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 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:07 · ORL 74-67 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Mo Bamba technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:00 · ORL 54-55 CHA
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:04 · ORL 96-104 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 0:04 · ORL 28-32 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 3:51 · ORL 74-82 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q3 10:00 · ORL 54-55 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
