⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:28 · DET 21-11 ORL
- Ties it
Jason Maxiell hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 2:42 · DET 97-97 ORL
- Steal
Brandon Knight stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:51 · DET 100-101 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 4:45 · DET 90-91 ORL
- Missed FT
Kyle Singler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:08 · DET 95-95 ORL
- Turnover
Kyle Singler bad pass
Q4 0:03 · DET 106-110 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:21 · DET 23-22 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:43 · DET 77-75 ORL
- Winner
J.J. Redick hit a 26-foot three jumper, Nikola Vucevic with the assist
Q4 0:42 · DET 102-104 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 0:51 · DET 100-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
