⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 41 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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 4:55 · ORL 16-9 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 0:03 · ORL 35-17 CHA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 41
Q2 4:03 · ORL 67-26 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cole Anthony misses technical free throw
Q2 6:40 · ORL 45-21 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 41-point deficit to 32
Q2 1:33 · ORL 67-35 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 30
Q3 5:48 · ORL 84-54 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Davis Bertans flagrant foul type 2
Q2 4:40 · ORL 51-23 CHA
- Technical
Double technical foul - Grant Williams and Jalen Suggs
Q2 3:53 · ORL 55-26 CHA
📊The numbers
| ORL | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
