⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-11Q122-33
+4Q228-24
-9Q317-25
+18Q427-9
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
12Blocks1
22Free throws made10
11Fast break points8
12Points off turnovers16
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 1 |
