⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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
- Steal
Brandon Jennings stole it from Evan Fournier
Q4 2:31 · DET 93-101 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 0:09 · DET 52-59 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:43 · DET 90-96 ORL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 2:31 · DET 93-101 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 33 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
