⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 22 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
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 in the second 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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 1:26 · ORL 22-19 CHA
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q2 3:07 · ORL 53-30 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 2:53 · ORL 76-53 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 1:04 · ORL 113-93 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
