⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 11:02 · ORL 15-2 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · ORL 105-97 DET
- Technical
J.J. Redick double technical foul
Q4 0:26 · ORL 106-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 10:00 · ORL 8-2 DET
- Technical
Kwame Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:52 · ORL 42-28 DET
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · ORL 98-90 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
