⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 44 rebounds to 34- A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 4:58 · ORL 24-13 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 8:05 · ORL 76-65 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 22
Q4 11:21 · ORL 103-81 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gary Harris misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q4 8:50 · ORL 97-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses technical free throw
Q2 3:47 · ORL 48-41 DET
- Flagrant
Wendell Moore Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:50 · ORL 96-81 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
