⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
+10Q129-19
+7Q227-21
-4Q318-22
+6Q429-21
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23, and outscored them 21-10 off them
Key battles
32Free throws made10
13Steals4
21Points off turnovers10
7Blocks3
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
