⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
-8Q115-25
+1Q218-18
-1Q318-20
-2Q421-24
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
6Steals13
14Free throws made21
18Turnovers12
14Assists19
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
