⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 10:32 · ORL 27-25 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:11 · ORL 75-72 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcin Gortat technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:04 · ORL 67-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 9:15 · ORL 6-18 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 2:45 · ORL 83-79 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
