⏱️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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, one of eighteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul. His 3rd Personal Foul.
Q4 1:44 · DET 63-62 UTAH
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Turnover
Q4 1:44 · DET 63-62 UTAH
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 1:01 · DET 63-62 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:43 · DET 15-12 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:56 · DET 63-62 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mehmet Okur Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q4 9:48 · DET 59-50 UTAH
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Bad Pass. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 1:24 · DET 63-62 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DET | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 1 | Threes made | 1 |
| 6% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
