⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:47 · DET 64-65 ORL
- Ties it
Cade Cunningham hit a driving layup
Q4 0:12 · DET 109-109 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · DET 105-108 ORL
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 0:36 · DET 107-109 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:58 · DET 44-54 ORL
- Steal
Wendell Carter Jr. stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 0:36 · DET 107-109 ORL
- Winner
Paolo Banchero hit a 18-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:00 · DET 109-111 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · DET 105-108 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 107-109 ORL
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 107-109 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
