⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Winner
Antoine Walker made Layup. Assisted by Paul Pierce.
Q4 2:38 · BOS 58-56 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Pierce Double Technical Foul. Chucky Atkins gains possession.
Q4 3:34 · BOS 56-54 DET
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:17 · BOS 62-58 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 6:01 · BOS 8-14 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Offensive Foul
Q4 4:48 · BOS 54-54 DET
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Foul
Q4 4:48 · BOS 54-54 DET
- Missed FT
Chucky Atkins missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:02 · BOS 66-64 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
