⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 28
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q1 5:18 · DET 17-15 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q3 0:35 · DET 60-73 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:47 · DET 0-11 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 1:28 · DET 17-25 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 4:35 · DET 28-45 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
