⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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 22- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 2:43 · DET 59-40 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 4:07 · DET 86-62 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:16 · DET 12-11 ORL
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:16 · DET 12-11 ORL
- Technical
Antonio McDyess technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:56 · DET 100-73 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 8:30 · DET 100-81 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
