⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:26 · DET 38-37 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 5:56 · DET 61-49 TOR
- Lead
Richard Hamilton made 14 ft two point shot.
OT 3:55 · DET 82-80 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:11 · DET 75-75 TOR
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:11 · DET 75-75 TOR
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamond Murray.
OT 0:34 · DET 86-82 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q4 8:41 · DET 75-78 TOR
- Ties it
Rafer Alston made two point shot.
OT 2:47 · DET 82-82 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Bosh Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 1:02 · DET 80-80 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
