⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fourteen- Made five threes to their eleven
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 1:39 · DET 28-19 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:05 · DET 85-77 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q2 10:51 · DET 28-19 ORL
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · DET 82-77 ORL
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DET 87-82 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:18 · DET 52-51 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q4 4:48 · DET 79-77 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 3:10 · DET 83-77 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 1:08 · DET 87-80 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
