⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 26-9 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:21 · ORL 14-8 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:45 · ORL 46-55 DET
- Turnover
Ryan Anderson bad pass
Q4 4:09 · ORL 86-93 DET
- Missed FT
Ryan Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · ORL 91-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 3:26 · ORL 43-53 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q2 0:45 · ORL 46-55 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 3:01 · ORL 88-95 DET
- Missed FT
Austin Daye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ORL 93-101 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
