⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:30 · DET 56-54 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:02 · DET 66-58 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince lost ball
Q4 1:39 · DET 79-83 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:00 · DET 70-70 BOS
- Steal
James Posey stole it from Tayshaun Prince
Q4 1:39 · DET 79-83 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · DET 79-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · DET 79-85 BOS
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DET 79-85 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
