⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q1 8:00 · DET 20-10 BOS
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Tony Allen
Q4 1:44 · DET 82-86 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 4:58 · DET 76-79 BOS
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:57 · DET 77-81 BOS
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · DET 85-88 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:45 · DET 3-10 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Garnett traveling
Q4 4:09 · DET 77-81 BOS
- Turnover
Tony Allen lost ball
Q4 1:44 · DET 82-86 BOS
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:56 · DET 84-88 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
