⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 30-18 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:50 · DET 51-51 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:07 · DET 73-62 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q2 1:23 · DET 32-41 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · DET 81-73 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:16 · DET 18-23 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:54 · DET 23-34 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:23 · DET 32-41 BKN
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 3:12 · DET 81-73 BKN
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 2:15 · DET 82-75 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
