⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 50
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 dragged them back level
Q1 8:31 · ORL 12-12 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:54 · ORL 70-73 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Cole Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:47 · ORL 26-36 NO
- Turnover
Gary Harris bad pass
Q4 4:29 · ORL 90-93 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:01 · ORL 2-9 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:04 · ORL 14-23 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
