⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:30 · BOS 17-11 DET
- Ties it
Ray Allen hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:18 · BOS 85-85 DET
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 0:05 · BOS 85-85 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:54 · BOS 79-83 DET
- Turnover
Paul Pierce traveling
Q4 3:13 · BOS 79-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 11:15 · BOS 67-70 DET
- Winner
Chauncey Billups hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · BOS 85-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups lost ball
Q4 0:05 · BOS 85-85 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
