⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:12 · DET 27-24 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 3:04 · DET 90-81 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:58 · DET 78-77 MEM
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace bad pass
Q4 4:18 · DET 78-79 MEM
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · DET 95-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol turnover
Q4 1:45 · DET 87-81 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
