⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 23 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better 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, 52 rebounds to 38- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the fourth 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 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:23 · ORL 31-26 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 9:14 · ORL 41-28 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 2:42 · ORL 62-38 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · ORL 75-80 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:17 · ORL 71-66 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q4 10:26 · ORL 72-80 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 4:07 · ORL 75-89 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |