⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:52 · ORL 13-10 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:01 · ORL 45-34 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 10:56 · ORL 65-46 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:43 · ORL 69-56 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:28 · ORL 88-78 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
