⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 5:13 · TOR 64-50 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Offensive Foul
Q4 3:00 · TOR 79-72 DET
- Turnover
Jalen Rose Foul
Q4 3:00 · TOR 79-72 DET
- Turnover
Chris Bosh Bad Pass
Q4 1:46 · TOR 82-74 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:35 · TOR 31-31 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · TOR 84-76 DET
- Missed FT
Mehmet Okur missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:19 · TOR 84-76 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
