⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 35 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:18 · DET 104-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:05 · DET 110-118 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:03 · DET 26-27 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:18 · DET 46-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Moritz Wagner lost ball turnover
Q4 3:33 · DET 102-107 ORL
- Missed FT
Chasson Randle misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:17 · DET 104-107 ORL
- Missed FT
Mo Bamba misses technical free throw
Q4 0:05 · DET 110-118 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
