⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 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, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-15 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 6:58 · ORL 26-13 DET
- Lead
Nikola Vucevic hit a 27-foot three jumper, Evan Fournier with the assist
Q4 0:07 · ORL 108-105 DET
- Lead
Evan Fournier hit a driving floating jump shot, Aaron Gordon with the assist
OT 3:46 · ORL 110-108 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · ORL 114-112 DET
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:01 · ORL 115-112 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 9:06 · ORL 89-96 DET
- Ties it
Christian Wood hit a dunk
Q4 0:28 · ORL 105-105 DET
- Ties it
Langston Galloway hit a 26-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 0:02 · ORL 108-108 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
OT 4:22 · ORL 108-108 DET
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
OT 0:25 · ORL 114-112 DET
- Turnover
Markieff Morris bad pass
OT 0:03 · ORL 115-112 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
