⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 17-6 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 2:20 · DET 50-44 DAL
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a technical free throw
Q4 2:56 · DET 89-88 DAL
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Jerry Stackhouse
Q4 0:31 · DET 94-90 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino offensive foul (Jerry Stackhouse draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · DET 86-88 DAL
- Turnover
Carlos Delfino turnover
Q4 4:13 · DET 86-88 DAL
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · DET 95-90 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:05 · DET 88-88 DAL
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse bad pass
Q4 0:31 · DET 94-90 DAL
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse bad pass
Q4 0:07 · DET 97-90 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
