⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 30
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 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 stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 11:05 · ORL 45-25 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 7:50 · ORL 54-30 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:57 · ORL 56-45 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
