⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:04 · ORL 26-22 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 9:06 · ORL 57-52 DET
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Rasheed Wallace
Q4 1:27 · ORL 79-87 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 3:40 · ORL 77-84 DET
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 1:50 · ORL 79-87 DET
- Missed FT
Grant Hill misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · ORL 84-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:58 · ORL 12-18 DET
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 1:50 · ORL 79-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Webber misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · ORL 79-87 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 1:27 · ORL 79-87 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ORL 84-89 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
