⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+6Q126-21
+5Q229-27
+12Q330-18
-5Q424-26
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
2Blocks5
26Assists16
15Free throws made9
12Offensive rebounds19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 9:23 · ORL 72-52 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
