⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:48 · ORL 63-54 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Q4 4:18 · ORL 78-72 DET
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Corliss Williamson.
Q4 3:43 · ORL 80-72 DET
- Missed FT
Darrell Armstrong missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · ORL 86-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:17 · ORL 2-10 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 3:53 · ORL 80-72 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:10 · ORL 84-77 DET
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · ORL 87-79 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
