⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:16 · DET 19-12 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jameer Nelson flagrant foul type 1 (Richard Hamilton draws the foul)
Q1 6:58 · DET 12-12 ORL
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
Q3 11:15 · DET 50-44 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:54 · DET 91-83 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
