⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of eleven from three- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 20-6 off them
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
- Winner
Richard Hamilton hit a 13-foot jumper, Rasheed Wallace with the assist
Q4 2:31 · DET 88-86 POR
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 0:12 · DET 91-89 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 4:58 · DET 81-84 POR
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · DET 90-89 POR
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 0:21 · DET 91-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DET 86-86 POR
- Steal
Viktor Khryapa stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 0:21 · DET 91-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson turnover
Q4 2:13 · DET 88-86 POR
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:57 · DET 90-86 POR
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 0:12 · DET 91-89 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
