⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 7:32 · CHA 51-42 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:49 · CHA 71-73 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q3 7:26 · CHA 69-73 ORL
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:51 · CHA 103-110 ORL
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:33 · CHA 109-115 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 11:45 · CHA 37-38 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 5:09 · CHA 51-52 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 1:13 · CHA 58-67 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · CHA 69-73 ORL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:11 · CHA 107-113 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
