⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 38 rebounds to 28- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 21
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 5:03 · ORL 57-60 DET
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:15 · ORL 83-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 8:52 · ORL 55-58 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q1 7:45 · ORL 8-11 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
