⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, six turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 14-2 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 9:10 · DET 53-46 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace double technical foul
Q2 1:35 · DET 41-38 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rashard Lewis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:24 · DET 77-62 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
