⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the second quarter
Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 51
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 1:38 · ORL 32-29 DET
- Lead
E'Twaun Moore hit a layup, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 2:49 · ORL 97-95 DET
- Steal
J.J. Redick stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 0:29 · ORL 100-103 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Glen Davis offensive foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)
Q4 1:58 · ORL 98-98 DET
- Turnover
Glen Davis turnover
Q4 1:58 · ORL 98-98 DET
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 1:40 · ORL 98-101 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 9:25 · ORL 32-45 DET
- Winner
Brandon Knight hit a 24-foot three jumper, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 1:47 · ORL 98-101 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 2:19 · ORL 98-103 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses technical free throw
Q3 8:33 · ORL 53-64 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 0:29 · ORL 100-103 DET
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · ORL 100-103 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |







