⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 11:02 · BOS 10-1 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 7:39 · BOS 38-25 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 5:11 · BOS 90-77 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ray Allen technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:18 · BOS 17-7 DET
- Turnover
Rajon Rondo traveling
Q4 4:18 · BOS 82-77 DET
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:25 · BOS 83-77 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:37 · BOS 25-23 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:53 · BOS 69-69 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · BOS 81-77 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 4:56 · BOS 81-77 DET
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace lost ball
Q4 2:59 · BOS 83-77 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
