โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ DET better than we expected
โผ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:50 ยท DET 71-64 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Elden Campbell Technical Foul
Q3 2:05 ยท DET 49-49 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q1 1:55 ยท DET 16-20 POR
- Missed FT
Ruben Patterson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:58 ยท DET 73-67 POR
๐The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |










