⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 25-11 off them
Key battles
🏀Good 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
Q1 5:35 · DET 20-13 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q4 5:28 · DET 94-70 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Mehmet Okur Technical Foul
Q2 3:08 · DET 44-37 DEN
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q3 3:34 · DET 63-59 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:16 · DET 63-61 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 3:08 · DET 44-37 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
