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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 26 | 33 | 39 | 20 | 118 |
 Magic | 26 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 128 |
NOPTeam statsORL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 46-8057.5% | 14-2653.8% | 12-1580.0% | 26 | 27 | 14 |
| ORL | 43-8252.4% | 11-2445.8% | 31-3588.6% | 39 | 27 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Orlando Magic128| 39 | 23 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 9-10 | +18 | +0.6 | ||||||||
| 38 | 9 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +21 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 26 | 9-10 | 3-4 | 5-7 | 0 | +17 | +11.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 27 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 0 | +17 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | +23 | +8.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 16 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.2 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.7 | ||
| 10 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0.0 | ||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −2.3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 128 | 43-8252.4% | 11-2445.8% | 39 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 31-3588.6% | 11 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Orlando Robinson and Jett Howard (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans118| 37 | 21 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | 0.0 | |||||
| 32 | 22 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | −10 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 28 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | −19 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 26 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −3.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 21 | 7-11 | 6-8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.9 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −6.6 | ||||
| 18 | 11 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +4.1 | ||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +7 | +3.0 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.0 | |||
| Team | 118 | 46-8057.5% | 14-2653.8% | 26 | 27 | 14 | 25 | 12-1580.0% | 5 | 8 | 9 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 27 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan, Trey Alexander and Kevon Looney (coach’s decision).
Magic128Pelicans118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Anthony Black scored 26 points, and the Orlando Magic closed the fourth quarter on a 15-3 run to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-118.
The Pelicans led 115-113 with 4:52 left in the fourth quarter. Paolo Banchero’s three-point play put the Magic ahead for good with 4:28 left. Desmond Bane scored 8 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Pelicans 10-5. Banchero scored 4 of the Magic’s 10 on 1 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 4:57 left, Bryce McGowens stole the ball from Bane, and Jeremiah Fears’ corner 3-pointer off it put the Pelicans ahead 115-113.
Bane scored 27 points, and Banchero added 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers. Black and Banchero set each other up for 6 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 22 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting, and Jordan Poole added 21 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. Trey Murphy III had 21 points and 6 assists. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
The Magic went 31 for 35 at the line to the Pelicans’ 12 for 15. The Pelicans got 5 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 3:03. The Magic’s starters outscored the Pelicans 72-52 in 24 minutes together.
Orlando MagicNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
97 points from the field on 82 shots: 2.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-37 | 54.1% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-9 | 66.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-15 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce McGowens | 23 | 4 | 2-4 | −2 |
| Micah Peavy | 13 | 6 | 1-3 | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 15 | 5-9 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears | 29 | 5 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Bryce McGowens | 10 | 8 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Zion Williamson | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 26 | 7 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Karlo Matković | 12 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Derik Queen | 11 | 7 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 2 | 0-3 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = ORL leads, negative = NOP leads
ORL Largest Lead
12
Q1 8:53
NOP Largest Lead
11
Q3 3:06
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
ORL 12-0 run
Q1 11:36 – Q1 8:53
0 → +12
NOP 11-0 run
Q1 4:40 – Q1 1:45
+12 → +1
