⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:50 · DET 17-8 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:34 · DET 47-45 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:57 · DET 78-75 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:18 · DET 86-81 BOS
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:39 · DET 86-83 BOS
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Paul Pierce.
OT 3:39 · DET 92-91 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 11:18 · DET 28-33 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:20 · DET 57-62 BOS
- Go-ahead
Paul Pierce made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
OT 0:50 · DET 98-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ricky Davis Lost Ball. Stolen by Chauncey Billups.
OT 3:09 · DET 92-91 BOS
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass
OT 0:11 · DET 103-99 BOS
- Turnover
Gary Payton Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
OT 0:03 · DET 105-99 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
