⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their seventeen
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 21-8 off them
Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 50
Key battles
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |









