⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 5:00 · DET 79-66 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul
Q3 7:11 · DET 58-59 BOS
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:59 · DET 99-91 BOS
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:10 · DET 109-101 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:15 · DET 42-38 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:21 · DET 90-84 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q4 8:33 · DET 89-75 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
