⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
-6Q123-30
+6Q233-30
+2Q332-31
+14Q435-19
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
Key battles
2Steals9
13Fast break points6
50%Three-point accuracy29%
5Offensive rebounds11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:17 · ORL 8-22 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
