⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 22
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:01 · DET 44-36 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 6:58 · DET 70-55 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:27 · DET 101-87 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jameer Nelson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:01 · DET 14-11 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
