⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 7:37 · DET 13-12 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · DET 105-103 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:11 · DET 99-97 BKN
- Missed FT
Jason Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · DET 101-97 BKN
- Missed FT
Josh Boone misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 105-103 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
