⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-12Q129-38
+4Q234-28
+23Q341-17
-8Q426-33
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 34-11 off them
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 43
Key battles
34Points off turnovers11
56%Three-point accuracy24%
10Steals4
9Threes made4
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
