⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:52 · DET 12-4 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 4:01 · DET 20-6 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton Technical Foul. Hamilton's 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 4:24 · DET 12-6 DEN
- Technical
Tayshaun Prince Technical Foul. Prince's 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 3:49 · DET 14-6 DEN
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. Wallace's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:15 · DET 52-43 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q1 5:48 · DET 8-4 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
