⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 38 free throws to their sixteen- Made no threes to their ten
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:41 · DET 49-47 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 4:31 · DET 58-55 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 3:41 · DET 85-77 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:24 · DET 77-77 ORL
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · DET 78-77 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:18 · DET 49-55 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 8:47 · DET 71-73 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 2:08 · DET 78-77 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · DET 79-77 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson turnover
Q4 1:51 · DET 79-77 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 0 | Threes made | 10 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
