⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+12Q131-18
+6Q225-22
-2Q324-24
-2Q422-24
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
5Offensive rebounds13
9Blocks3
14Steals7
27Free throws made16
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
