⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Stromile Swift made Two Point Shot.
OT 4:46 · MEM 95-95 DET
- Go-ahead
Wesley Person made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Pau Gasol.
OT 2:54 · MEM 98-97 DET
- Go-ahead
Shane Battier made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mike Batiste.
OT 2:04 · MEM 100-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Lost Ball. Stolen by Clifford Robinson.
Q4 1:47 · MEM 90-90 DET
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Offensive Foul
OT 3:32 · MEM 96-97 DET
- Turnover
Stromile Swift Foul
OT 3:32 · MEM 96-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Jon Barry made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:43 · MEM 90-93 DET
- Go-ahead
Mehmet Okur made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
OT 1:09 · MEM 100-102 DET
- Winner
Richard Hamilton made 15 ft Jumper.
2OT 4:26 · MEM 102-104 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Lost Ball. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 1:02 · MEM 92-93 DET
- Turnover
24 second
OT 4:18 · MEM 95-95 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Williams.
OT 0:22 · MEM 100-102 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 29 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
