⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 10:35 · ORL 18-6 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 8:03 · ORL 97-89 DET
- Winner
Evan Fournier hit a 12-foot driving floating jump shot, Aaron Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:00 · ORL 109-107 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
Q4 2:36 · ORL 105-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:21 · ORL 43-43 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:22 · ORL 105-104 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:28 · ORL 105-99 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
