⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32
- Made four threes to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:10 · ORL 80-81 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:24 · ORL 45-44 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 4:54 · ORL 71-81 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:58 · ORL 83-93 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
