⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 28-15 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:16 · ORL 33-27 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 0:32 · ORL 67-50 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 8:50 · ORL 102-80 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Franz Wagner technical foul
Q4 3:43 · ORL 106-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:21 · ORL 89-76 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
