⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 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, 14 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 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:13 · DET 16-10 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:56 · DET 59-61 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:09 · DET 90-95 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 7:18 · DET 67-78 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 0:46 · DET 87-95 ORL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DET 90-97 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
