⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-4 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q2 1:19 · ORL 39-56 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:06 · ORL 72-84 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 6:28 · ORL 10-25 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 11:23 · ORL 19-37 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q2 4:46 · ORL 28-54 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 34 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
