⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 29-16 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, five of 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:25 · DET 16-7 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:12 · DET 100-100 ORL
- Go-ahead
Cade Cunningham hit a driving layup
Q4 2:48 · DET 106-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:48 · DET 106-105 ORL
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:04 · DET 109-110 ORL
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DET 109-112 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q1 1:07 · DET 33-38 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 5:23 · DET 77-82 ORL
- Winner
Desmond Bane hit a driving layup
Q4 2:11 · DET 106-107 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Wendell Carter Jr. technical foul
Q3 5:45 · DET 76-74 ORL
- Turnover
Anthony Black lost ball turnover
Q4 2:25 · DET 106-105 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
