⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 9:22 · ORL 37-36 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:24 · ORL 74-71 DET
- Winner
Rashard Lewis hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · ORL 102-100 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a 33-foot three jumper
Q4 0:03 · ORL 100-100 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace backcourt
Q4 2:24 · ORL 98-93 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
