⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:23 · POR 47-47 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses technical free throw
Q4 8:17 · POR 62-75 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses technical free throw
Q4 5:09 · POR 66-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:54 · POR 14-26 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 8:52 · POR 47-57 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:52 · POR 62-77 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronald Murray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:09 · POR 66-81 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
