⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:30 · ORL 43-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 9:53 · ORL 75-47 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q4 8:17 · ORL 109-78 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Von Wafer misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · ORL 114-87 DET
- Technical
Earl Clark technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:07 · ORL 119-89 DET
- Technical
Earl Clark technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 0:07 · ORL 119-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q3 3:43 · ORL 85-66 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q2 2:51 · ORL 59-39 DET
- Missed FT
Walker Russell misses technical free throw
Q4 0:07 · ORL 119-89 DET
- Missed FT
Walker Russell misses technical free throw
Q4 0:07 · ORL 119-89 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
