⏱️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, 11 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, six turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 34-5 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:15 · DET 12-6 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 4:52 · DET 38-33 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 11:27 · DET 78-70 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · DET 79-72 ORL
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · DET 85-80 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:33 · DET 25-31 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:04 · DET 53-53 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 2:31 · DET 82-77 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:03 · DET 84-77 ORL
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 0:11 · DET 89-84 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
