⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their two- A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 9:41 · ORL 16-2 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 11:45 · ORL 84-69 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:36 · ORL 67-64 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 2 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
