⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 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 first 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
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 22-3 off them- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
Q1 11:12 · DET 10-2 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 4:50 · DET 90-77 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 0:00 · DET 103-87 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q1 0:43 · DET 32-25 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:18 · DET 55-49 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
