⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-6Q125-30
+4Q224-19
+2Q323-19
0Q429-28
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, 29 turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
56%Three-point accuracy19%
8Blocks1
3Steals12
29Turnovers16
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 29 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
