⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 32
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 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:29 · DET 31-20 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 9:22 · DET 48-34 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q2 5:24 · DET 63-40 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jarvis Hayes misses technical free throw
Q4 0:18 · DET 136-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:43 · DET 83-73 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Linas Kleiza technical foul (3rd technical foul)
Q4 0:18 · DET 136-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 42 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
