⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+2Q120-19
+8Q227-19
0Q326-25
-17Q412-29
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made two threes to their ten
Key battles
10Threes made2
1Blocks5
36%Three-point accuracy22%
18Assists12
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 15 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
