⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 19-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 27 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:25 · DET 29-21 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 11:38 · DET 57-46 ORL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 27
Q3 8:39 · DET 76-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 5:51 · DET 70-49 ORL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Duncan Robinson and Desmond Bane
Q4 4:46 · DET 93-73 ORL
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q4 4:04 · DET 93-75 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Wendell Carter Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:51 · DET 69-49 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
