⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38- Went cold from three, thirteen of 42
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 10:18 · CHA 68-65 ORL
- Ties it
Nick Smith Jr. hit a 23-foot three jumper, Mark Williams with the assist
Q4 2:18 · CHA 104-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · CHA 104-108 ORL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball offensive foul
Q4 0:34 · CHA 104-110 ORL
- Turnover
LaMelo Ball turnover
Q4 0:34 · CHA 104-110 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:30 · CHA 5-10 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:37 · CHA 37-47 ORL
- Winner
Anthony Black hit a dunk
Q4 1:58 · CHA 104-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Anthony Black and KJ Simpson
Q3 2:36 · CHA 80-78 ORL
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 104-111 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
