⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 9:27 · DET 15-5 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 3:03 · DET 36-23 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 1:03 · DET 105-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson offensive foul
Q4 2:04 · DET 105-100 ORL
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson turnover
Q4 2:04 · DET 105-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Langston Galloway misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · DET 109-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:17 · DET 22-22 ORL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:35 · DET 105-100 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:23 · DET 114-110 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
D.J. Augustin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · DET 107-100 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul
Q4 0:45 · DET 107-100 ORL
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 0:45 · DET 107-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 17 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 3 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 16 |
| 17 | Blocks | 16 |
