⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN 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 Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of thirteen from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:03 · BKN 8-2 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:20 · BKN 59-68 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q4 3:48 · BKN 65-88 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q3 9:29 · BKN 40-55 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
