⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 4:59 · CHA 87-83 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen McDaniels out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:52 · CHA 99-105 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 8:33 · CHA 74-76 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 9:57 · CHA 93-103 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 5:08 · CHA 99-112 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
