⏱️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
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 11:04 · DET 31-21 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 11:30 · DET 60-50 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:07 · DET 75-57 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q4 4:41 · DET 94-80 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 4:15 · DET 44-42 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 1:55 · DET 77-67 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 62% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
