⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 7:41 · BOS 88-83 DET
- Lead
Ricky Davis made 21 ft jumper.
OT 0:30 · BOS 105-103 DET
- Winner
Paul Pierce made hook shot.
2OT 1:15 · BOS 115-114 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Turnover
OT 1:06 · BOS 103-101 DET
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Turnover
2OT 4:33 · BOS 106-107 DET
- Turnover
Delonte West Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
2OT 3:56 · BOS 106-108 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:13 · BOS 14-20 DET
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
OT 0:50 · BOS 103-103 DET
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace made tip shot.
2OT 1:32 · BOS 113-114 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
2OT 4:16 · BOS 106-107 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince 3 second
2OT 3:13 · BOS 108-110 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince Turnover
2OT 0:45 · BOS 115-114 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
