⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:35 · TOR 16-12 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 0:22 · TOR 68-51 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 5:13 · TOR 80-67 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:26 · TOR 16-20 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:26 · TOR 72-67 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:56 · TOR 80-75 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Jose Calderon draws the foul)
Q4 0:50 · TOR 83-77 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 0:50 · TOR 83-77 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
