⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:36 · ORL 34-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:51 · ORL 4-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:01 · ORL 11-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:33 · ORL 55-66 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
