⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-7Q123-31
+5Q230-24
+11Q325-15
+7Q425-18
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight
Key battles
15Points off turnovers8
14Threes made8
23Assists15
11Fast break points7
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 5:40 · DET 78-68 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 4:38 · DET 20-26 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
