⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Go-ahead
Rasheed Wallace hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 2:54 · DET 86-85 BKN
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DET 92-91 BKN
- Ties it
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DET 91-91 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio McDyess technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:39 · DET 61-62 BKN
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:31 · DET 65-65 BKN
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:48 · DET 73-75 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:54 · DET 37-36 BKN
- Lead
Mikki Moore hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · DET 86-87 BKN
- Go-ahead
Richard Jefferson hit a driving layup, Mikki Moore with the assist
Q4 1:53 · DET 88-89 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · DET 88-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · DET 90-91 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
