⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 35 from three- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their thirteen
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:51 · DET 17-5 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 5:38 · DET 101-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ausar Thompson bad pass
Q4 1:05 · DET 103-96 ORL
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · DET 103-96 ORL
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:49 · DET 103-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:21 · DET 41-35 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:01 · DET 79-71 ORL
- Steal
Wendell Carter Jr. stole it from Ausar Thompson
Q4 1:05 · DET 103-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs turnover
Q4 0:49 · DET 103-96 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 18 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
