⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
-2Q117-17
+2Q226-23
-5Q323-29
+6Q423-16
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twelve- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
10Blocks2
24Free throws made10
33%Three-point accuracy18%
26Turnovers19
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |
