⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of nineteen from three- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:21 · MEM 79-84 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:49 · MEM 90-95 DET
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:13 · MEM 92-97 DET
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:05 · MEM 92-99 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q3 9:00 · MEM 55-68 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass. Stolen by Lorenzen Wright.
Q4 1:25 · MEM 87-95 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 71% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
