⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 27-12 off them
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 6:26 · DET 20-15 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 6:16 · DET 76-58 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:43 · DET 39-33 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 33 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
