⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fifteen 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Richard Hamilton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:23 · DET 81-80 ORL
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton made 15 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:53 · DET 83-82 ORL
- Lead
Chauncey Billups made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · DET 85-84 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:03 · DET 78-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:01 · DET 84-82 ORL
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:08 · DET 86-84 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Tracy McGrady made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 2:46 · DET 79-80 ORL
- Ties it
Rod Strickland made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
Q4 0:48 · DET 84-84 ORL
- Ties it
Juwan Howard made Layup.
Q4 0:03 · DET 86-86 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
