⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, three of sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- Ties it
Leon Powe hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:33 · BOS 85-85 DET
- Ties it
Rajon Rondo hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BOS 89-89 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Green lost ball
Q4 2:54 · BOS 83-84 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:19 · BOS 54-55 DET
- Lead
Dale Davis hit a slam dunk, Ronald Murray with the assist
Q4 2:20 · BOS 85-87 DET
- Winner
Ronald Murray hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · BOS 89-91 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronald Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · BOS 83-85 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
