⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 36- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q2 9:45 · DET 44-24 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q2 2:45 · DET 58-31 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses technical free throw
Q2 1:00 · DET 50-31 ORL
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 10:22 · DET 58-33 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
