⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-2 off them
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 10:51 · POR 36-27 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · POR 71-75 DET
- Turnover
Darius Miles Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:44 · POR 75-80 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:39 · POR 72-77 DET
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:18 · POR 75-80 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:14 · POR 81-82 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
