⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 56
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 3:19 · DET 51-57 POR
- Ties it
Tayshaun Prince made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 2:21 · DET 69-69 POR
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 26 ft three point jumper.
Q4 0:07 · DET 74-74 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. Wallace's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 12:00 · DET 51-59 POR
- Turnover
Ben Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Nick Van Exel.
Q4 3:53 · DET 67-66 POR
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 0:21 · DET 71-72 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 6:22 · DET 42-57 POR
- Lead
Darius Miles made 10 ft jumper.
Q4 2:38 · DET 67-69 POR
- Lead
Theo Ratliff made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · DET 69-70 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · DET 69-70 POR
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · DET 74-74 POR
- Missed FT
Darius Miles missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · DET 74-74 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 10 |
