⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their nine
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 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:28 · DET 23-14 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 6:28 · DET 46-32 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:44 · DET 87-79 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:03 · DET 46-40 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:18 · DET 86-79 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Derek Fisher technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:23 · DET 71-57 GS
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
