⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better 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, 23 free throws to their eleven
A 13-0 run took them from 4 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 3:54 · DET 23-21 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 6:16 · DET 38-41 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:13 · DET 66-69 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Evans Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:23 · DET 46-57 BOS
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Offensive Foul. Ricky Davis gains possession.
Q4 4:46 · DET 93-87 BOS
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Turnover
Q4 4:46 · DET 93-87 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 7:54 · DET 10-19 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:49 · DET 27-37 BOS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dan Dickau Flagrant Foul Type 1. Richard Hamilton gains possession.
Q4 9:07 · DET 80-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
