⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-15 off them
- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
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
- Winner
Ben Wallace made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · DET 80-79 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jon Barry Double Technical Foul. Donnell Harvey gains possession.
Q4 9:38 · DET 64-65 DEN
- Turnover
Damon Jones Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Satterfield.
Q4 2:54 · DET 79-77 DEN
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:23 · DET 79-79 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:00 · DET 52-49 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 4:31 · DET 55-61 DEN
- Ties it
Kenny Satterfield made Dunk.
Q4 2:50 · DET 79-79 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 4:58 · DET 77-72 DEN
- Missed FT
Kenny Satterfield missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · DET 84-82 DEN
- Turnover
Kenny Satterfield Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 0:05 · DET 86-82 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 75% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
