⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-6Q123-31
+4Q225-20
+6Q328-22
+3Q434-29
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
7Blocks1
15Points off turnovers10
26Assists19
56Rebounds46
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 4:07 · DET 16-26 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
