⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 29-15 off them- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 6:55 · CHA 96-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Charles Lee technical foul
Q2 3:59 · CHA 49-59 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 1:22 · CHA 85-101 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 5:02 · CHA 96-116 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
