⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors 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.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 4:54 · TOR 32-43 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 3:15 · TOR 81-98 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:03 · TOR 57-62 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
