⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 9:59 · MEM 32-36 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:00 · MEM 48-46 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 3:31 · MEM 82-84 DET
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick traveling
Q4 2:56 · MEM 82-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:18 · MEM 82-87 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:57 · MEM 82-87 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
