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Regular Season · The Palace of Auburn Hills

Pistons

31-30

98-94

Magic

46-16

📋 Post game review

🤝 We had it too close to call

A deserved win for the Pistons

We had it too close to call, and the Pistons won 98-94.

On the play the Pistons were about 8 points better, so the score was about right.

The result, against how they played

DET
ORL
Hard done byDeservedGot lucky

We expected

DET93
ORL94

too close to call, 186.7 total

Final

DET98
ORL94

DET by 4, 192 total

On the play

DET100
ORL92

DET by 8, shooting luck aside

⏱️How it unfolded

The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.

The score, against the pace we expected

14284256708498DET 98ORL 940'Q121-21Half42-45Q373-71Final
DETORLWhat happenedWhat we expected (DET 93, ORL 94)What the play deserved

The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.

Where it moved

▲ DET better than we expected

+1Q121-21
-2Q221-24
+4Q331-26
+2Q425-23

▼ ORL better than we expected

The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.

⚖️What decided it

Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.

From the game

  • PistonsCould not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35

Key battles

15Free throws made29
3Threes made7
30Assists18
33%Three-point accuracy39%

📊The numbers

DETORL
44%Shooting from the field45%
3Threes made7
33%Three-point accuracy39%
15Free throws made29
41Rebounds41
30Assists18

Predictions are statistical estimates built from public NBA results and box scores for information only - not betting advice, and not derived from bookmaker odds. Past performance is not indicative of future results.