⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+12Q136-26
+6Q221-14
-5Q318-24
-1Q418-20
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of nineteen from three- Lived at the line, 49 free throws to their 28
- Won the glass, 62 rebounds to 47
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
63%Three-point accuracy21%
32Free throws made18
9Blocks5
16Turnovers10
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
