⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 6:11 · ORL 17-15 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 4:26 · ORL 51-44 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · ORL 96-94 DET
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 2:58 · ORL 96-99 DET
- Missed FT
Nikola Vucevic misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · ORL 99-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 9:26 · ORL 4-13 DET
- Steal
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stole it from Evan Fournier
Q4 2:58 · ORL 96-99 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · ORL 98-101 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · ORL 98-101 DET
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · ORL 102-105 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
