⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 21-13 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 40
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, seven of 35
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:46 · ORL 87-96 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamahl Mosley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:41 · ORL 71-86 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:07 · ORL 7-19 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 10:28 · ORL 47-66 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Terry Rozier flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:24 · ORL 92-104 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
