⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 9:25 · ORL 16-4 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 10:15 · ORL 75-57 DET
- Lead
Stephen Zimmerman hit a 9-foot two point shot, Elfrid Payton with the assist
Q4 1:55 · ORL 105-103 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:05 · ORL 82-79 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 11:07 · ORL 90-94 DET
- Ties it
Boban Marjanovic hit a two point shot
Q4 1:23 · ORL 105-105 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ORL 105-103 DET
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ORL 105-103 DET
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · ORL 107-106 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
