⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made three 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 0:51 · DET 58-47 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:50 · DET 91-78 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · DET 100-92 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:45 · DET 58-56 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:51 · DET 45-47 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
