⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 16 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 46 from three
- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 1:11 · CHA 40-32 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 8:39 · CHA 51-37 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 6:03 · CHA 60-41 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q4 9:57 · CHA 115-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Suggs technical foul
Q1 5:35 · CHA 17-21 ORL
📊The numbers
| CHA | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 22 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
