⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:22 · DET 62-63 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Daniss Jenkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:45 · DET 95-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 8:40 · DET 5-18 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 5:19 · DET 68-79 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses technical free throw
Q3 3:09 · DET 68-79 ORL
- Technical
Franz Wagner technical foul
Q4 2:13 · DET 96-108 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
