⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up in the third 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 1 down to 16 up
Q3 11:45 · ORL 64-48 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses technical free throw
Q2 3:39 · ORL 38-38 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
