⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · DEN 86-90 DET
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:06 · DEN 93-95 DET
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · DEN 93-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:37 · DEN 8-15 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:54 · DEN 80-85 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
