⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 25
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 4:48 · BOS 47-42 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
P.J. Brown flagrant foul type 1 (Jason Maxiell draws the foul)
Q2 10:27 · BOS 25-25 DET
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · BOS 98-94 DET
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:36 · BOS 99-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 10:57 · BOS 25-33 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:18 · BOS 91-85 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 4:09 · BOS 94-88 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BOS 104-101 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
