⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 eighteen threes to their five- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 54
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 8:21 · DET 8-9 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 3:02 · DET 22-19 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 4:26 · DET 55-40 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Killian Hayes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:33 · DET 63-44 ORL
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:33 · DET 63-44 ORL
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 0:33 · DET 63-45 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:43 · DET 0-9 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:32 · DET 86-71 ORL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Moritz Wagner flagrant foul type 2
Q2 0:33 · DET 63-44 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses technical free throw
Q2 0:33 · DET 63-45 ORL
- Technical
Cole Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:32 · DET 102-87 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 18 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
