⏱️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 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 9:10 · ORL 16-8 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:10 · ORL 42-36 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 2:30 · ORL 113-105 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass turnover
Q4 3:01 · ORL 104-104 DET
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · ORL 109-105 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:19 · ORL 113-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q4 7:07 · ORL 99-95 DET
- Lead
Cade Cunningham hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · ORL 104-105 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Isaiah Stewart and Goga Bitadze
Q1 3:06 · ORL 21-21 DET
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:52 · ORL 104-105 DET
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover
Q4 0:58 · ORL 110-105 DET
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 12 |
