⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+5Q121-18
+3Q222-18
-10Q317-25
-9Q420-29
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 53
Key battles
18Offensive rebounds6
4Blocks9
22%Three-point accuracy32%
60Rebounds42
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
