⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 37- A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 6:28 · DEN 15-12 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 28
Q4 7:24 · DEN 55-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:48 · DEN 34-43 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 34
Q3 9:48 · DEN 39-73 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 11:48 · DEN 47-83 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 17 | Assists | 33 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
