⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:56 · TOR 75-76 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:28 · TOR 50-63 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
