⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q4 10:09 · DET 117-97 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 4:04 · DET 133-109 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tobias Harris and Paolo Banchero
Q2 2:17 · DET 58-62 ORL
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q3 10:58 · DET 67-66 ORL
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul
Q3 1:07 · DET 98-88 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:25 · DET 98-90 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
