⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse 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, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 22-12 off them- Made four threes to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:20 · DET 21-11 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:41 · DET 42-31 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DET 91-88 ORL
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · DET 94-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · DET 94-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Rasheed Wallace
Q4 2:39 · DET 91-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 4:58 · DET 87-86 ORL
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis bad pass
Q4 1:28 · DET 93-91 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 0:11 · DET 95-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
