⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 1:58 · NO 68-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zion Williamson technical foul
Q2 12:00 · NO 23-32 ORL
- Missed FT
Jose Alvarado misses technical free throw
Q4 9:03 · NO 72-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:24 · NO 6-17 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 4:11 · NO 16-32 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
Q4 9:03 · NO 72-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| NO | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
