⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third 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 Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 8:18 · DET 16-7 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 1:22 · DET 73-45 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 3:35 · DET 85-56 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:16 · DET 29-28 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 20
Q4 9:51 · DET 73-53 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
