⏱️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 third 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
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
- A 21-0 run took them from 13 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 3 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 3:15 · ORL 31-16 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 0:32 · ORL 60-58 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q3 7:28 · ORL 78-67 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic traveling
Q4 1:26 · ORL 93-98 DET
- Turnover
Terrence Ross bad pass
Q4 0:59 · ORL 93-101 DET
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses technical free throw
Q4 0:24 · ORL 93-103 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:58 · ORL 31-31 DET
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 13 down to 8 up
Q3 0:38 · ORL 84-92 DET
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Terrence Ross
Q4 0:59 · ORL 93-101 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson offensive foul
Q4 1:37 · ORL 93-98 DET
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson turnover
Q4 1:37 · ORL 93-98 DET
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 0:44 · ORL 93-101 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
