⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
-2Q124-24
-2Q219-24
+7Q322-13
-9Q419-27
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- They shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
Key battles
8Fast break points18
6Points off turnovers13
13Turnovers7
58%Three-point accuracy39%
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
