⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 27 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 0:28 · DET 43-44 BOS
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Kenny Anderson.
Q4 2:47 · DET 75-81 BOS
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass. Stolen by Eric Williams.
Q4 1:31 · DET 77-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:41 · DET 55-64 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Vitaly Potapenko Technical Foul
Q2 6:16 · DET 45-44 BOS
- Missed FT
Antoine Walker missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 3:43 · DET 38-39 BOS
- Flagrant
Antoine Walker Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 0:28 · DET 43-44 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
