⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 0:17 · DET 33-20 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 3:11 · DET 54-36 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q4 10:40 · DET 91-71 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:00 · DET 109-102 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q4 9:08 · DET 97-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Delonte West misses technical free throw
Q1 7:16 · DET 6-6 BOS
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:26 · DET 109-102 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
