⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 47
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:23 · DET 72-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DET 90-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 11:15 · DET 72-86 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · DET 91-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
