⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:13 · DET 27-15 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 8:59 · DET 91-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 11:07 · DET 81-71 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:30 · DET 62-47 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
