⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · DET 80-80 POR
- Go-ahead
Chauncey Billups hit a 22-foot jumper
Q4 0:36 · DET 85-84 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Tayshaun Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:51 · DET 44-46 POR
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 1:37 · DET 81-82 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 1:12 · DET 44-49 POR
- Lead
Juan Dixon hit a driving layup
Q4 2:13 · DET 80-82 POR
- Winner
Zach Randolph hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 0:21 · DET 85-86 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:14 · DET 78-80 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
