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.
Where it moved
โฒ DET better than we expected
โผ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of ten from three
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:07 ยท DET 54-49 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:14 ยท DET 88-74 GS
- Winner
Darvin Ham made Layup. Assisted by Ben Wallace.
Q4 0:45 ยท DET 94-93 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Richardson.
Q4 2:43 ยท DET 90-83 GS
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Lost Ball. Stolen by Brian Cardinal.
Q4 1:28 ยท DET 90-89 GS
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Offensive Foul
Q4 0:11 ยท DET 95-93 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 1:20 ยท DET 24-28 GS
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q4 4:20 ยท DET 90-91 GS
- Go-ahead
Nick Van Exel made 22 ft Jumper.
Q4 1:00 ยท DET 92-93 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Eschmeyer Technical Foul
Q3 4:31 ยท DET 63-64 GS
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:36 ยท DET 90-85 GS
- Missed FT
Erick Dampier missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:50 ยท DET 90-88 GS
๐The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |








