⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 7:05 · DET 39-38 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:56 · DET 56-56 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Offensive Foul
Q4 4:01 · DET 88-82 BOS
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Foul
Q4 4:01 · DET 88-82 BOS
- Turnover
Corliss Williamson Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 3:06 · DET 88-82 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 0:02 · DET 73-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Offensive Foul
Q4 3:20 · DET 88-82 BOS
- Turnover
Paul Pierce Foul
Q4 3:20 · DET 88-82 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
