⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their no- Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 0:32 · DET 37-18 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 0 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
