⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 55 free throws to their 42
- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 28 turnovers to their seventeen
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:31 · DET 46-43 BKN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 43 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · DET 88-88 BKN
- Lead
Ben Wallace made Layup. Assisted by Rasheed Wallace.
OT 4:05 · DET 92-90 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Lost Ball. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.
OT 1:31 · DET 94-96 BKN
- Turnover
Lindsey Hunter Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Jefferson.
3OT 3:58 · DET 111-111 BKN
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kidd.
3OT 2:12 · DET 113-116 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 8:00 · DET 13-25 BKN
- Lead
Richard Jefferson made 27 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jason Kidd.
OT 3:00 · DET 92-95 BKN
- Lead
Brian Scalabrine made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kerry Kittles.
2OT 3:17 · DET 99-102 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
OT 0:02 · DET 99-99 BKN
- Turnover
24 second
2OT 3:50 · DET 99-99 BKN
- Turnover
Richard Jefferson Bad Pass. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
3OT 3:54 · DET 111-111 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 42 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 9 |
