⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:11 · DET 8-0 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 0:27 · DET 79-73 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:40 · DET 67-68 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
