⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:39 · DET 22-10 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 0:30 · DET 34-14 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Zeljko Rebraca Technical Foul
Q2 9:29 · DET 38-18 ORL
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 5:54 · DET 63-51 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:49 · DET 41-32 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shawn Kemp Technical Foul
Q3 5:54 · DET 63-51 ORL
- Flagrant
Shawn Kemp Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 1:51 · DET 67-57 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
