⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:09 · ORL 44-45 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 11:33 · ORL 88-81 DET
- Steal
Jonathan Isaac stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 1:58 · ORL 114-106 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q1 8:55 · ORL 2-4 DET
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 8:55 · ORL 2-4 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:17 · ORL 121-113 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:37 · ORL 112-106 DET
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:37 · ORL 112-105 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 1:58 · ORL 114-106 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
