⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:15 · DEN 77-80 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:56 · DEN 83-87 DET
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:16 · DEN 83-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:24 · DEN 61-73 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · DEN 91-98 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 0 | Threes made | 5 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
