⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:07 · NO 89-89 ORL
- Ties it
Brandon Ingram hit a 14-foot two point shot, CJ McCollum with the assist
Q4 1:57 · NO 93-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:51 · NO 89-89 ORL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram offensive foul
Q4 1:21 · NO 93-95 ORL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram turnover
Q4 1:21 · NO 93-95 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Winner
Paolo Banchero hit a 20-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:39 · NO 93-95 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 1:39 · NO 93-101 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · NO 88-89 ORL
- Turnover
Gary Harris kicked ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · NO 91-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
