⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 10 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, ten turnovers to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 4:27 · ORL 26-18 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 8:18 · ORL 43-28 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 7:59 · ORL 75-49 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 3:40 · ORL 80-60 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Killian Hayes misses technical free throw
Q1 0:15 · ORL 28-21 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
