⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 24-13 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 11:36 · ORL 75-66 DET
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:42 · ORL 87-87 DET
- Winner
Jameer Nelson hit a 12-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · ORL 89-87 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:38 · ORL 56-50 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:51 · ORL 66-65 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 6:31 · ORL 77-81 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Delk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 89-87 DET
- Missed FT
Tony Delk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 89-87 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
