⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their five
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 0:51 · DET 68-64 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 4:37 · DET 68-70 POR
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
Q4 1:16 · DET 72-79 POR
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Anderson.
Q4 0:14 · DET 74-81 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 8:10 · DET 68-79 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Charles Smith Technical Foul
Q3 8:52 · DET 45-48 POR
- Technical
Ruben Patterson Technical Foul
Q4 8:41 · DET 65-64 POR
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 4:58 · DET 68-70 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
