⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 33-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Brandon Miller flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:45 · CHA 41-37 ORL
- Technical
Josh Green technical foul
Q3 7:28 · CHA 52-47 ORL
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses technical free throw
Q4 0:31 · CHA 82-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 11:39 · CHA 25-26 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 10:53 · CHA 64-71 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q2 2:45 · CHA 41-38 ORL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q3 7:28 · CHA 52-47 ORL
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · CHA 84-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
