⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better 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, 27 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q3 2:41 · DET 50-41 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Zeljko Rebraca Technical Foul
Q3 9:08 · DET 32-31 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:22 · DET 5-8 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:08 · DET 32-31 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
