⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made fourteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 30
- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30 in the fourth 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 8:30 · DET 21-6 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:30 · DET 74-65 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 30
Q4 9:52 · DET 106-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Morris flagrant foul type 1 (Tobias Harris draws the foul)
Q3 5:16 · DET 70-63 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q2 2:19 · DET 57-54 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
