⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 39
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
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 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:30 · DET 13-5 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 3:23 · DET 36-16 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · DET 92-76 ORL
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:55 · DET 99-84 ORL
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DET 100-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 18
Q2 6:20 · DET 53-35 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:35 · DET 85-73 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Cook technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 9:03 · DET 43-20 ORL
- Technical
Rashard Lewis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:24 · DET 59-42 ORL
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q4 8:03 · DET 92-76 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
