⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+5Q129-25
+12Q228-14
-5Q317-21
-3Q420-23
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
Key battles
2Threes made7
4Blocks9
11Turnovers19
21Points off turnovers14
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
