⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 1:31 · ORL 23-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:05 · ORL 40-39 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:43 · ORL 88-99 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 5:37 · ORL 12-24 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 3:00 · ORL 65-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 70% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
