⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q2 0:09 · DET 65-43 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 8:23 · DET 76-46 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Darko Milicic Double Technical Foul. Francisco Elson gains possession.
Q4 5:58 · DET 101-73 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:22 · DET 17-18 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 20
Q4 4:43 · DET 104-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 4:20 · DET 80-54 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 12 | Blocks | 2 |
