⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+2Q124-19
+2Q224-20
-15Q316-29
+11Q429-15
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
29Free throws made7
5Blocks0
5Offensive rebounds12
4Threes made8
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
