⏱️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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 22- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the third quarter
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 11:18 · ORL 30-29 DET
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q3 5:01 · ORL 79-65 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 5:09 · ORL 13-17 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins Technical Foul
Q2 4:20 · ORL 39-41 DET
- Technical
Clifford Robinson Technical Foul
Q3 7:20 · ORL 58-56 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
