⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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, 40 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 33-14 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:33 · ORL 38-31 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 5:58 · ORL 52-41 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q4 3:51 · ORL 121-105 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses technical free throw
Q4 8:48 · ORL 100-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:20 · ORL 24-24 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:32 · ORL 98-86 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 6:14 · ORL 109-105 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Javonte Green technical foul
Q4 8:48 · ORL 100-88 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
