⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:11 · DET 17-16 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 1:36 · DET 52-47 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 9:56 · DET 64-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · DET 89-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · DET 89-83 ORL
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · DET 89-83 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:13 · DET 8-16 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:03 · DET 68-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Garrity Lost Ball. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:42 · DET 96-88 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
