⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 4:39 · DET 81-55 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur Technical Foul
Q2 6:37 · DET 39-32 ORL
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q3 4:22 · DET 76-55 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 1:15 · DET 83-67 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Pat Burke Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 4:22 · DET 75-55 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |