⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 26
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:36 · ORL 12-0 NO
- Steal
Anthony Black stole it from Zion Williamson
Q4 1:13 · ORL 122-117 NO
- Steal
Goga Bitadze stole it from Trey Murphy III
Q4 0:26 · ORL 126-118 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane lost ball turnover
Q4 4:57 · ORL 113-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:40 · ORL 21-20 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremiah Fears steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:36 · ORL 118-115 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson bad pass turnover
Q4 1:13 · ORL 122-117 NO
- Turnover
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover
Q4 0:26 · ORL 126-118 NO
📊The numbers
| ORL | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
