⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q2 9:56 · DET 33-20 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses technical free throw
Q2 6:48 · DET 26-20 BKN
- Turnover
Amir Johnson 3 second
Q4 2:08 · DET 77-72 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:45 · DET 79-73 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:28 · DET 40-32 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:45 · DET 69-62 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez offensive foul (Amir Johnson draws the foul)
Q4 2:25 · DET 77-72 BKN
- Turnover
Brook Lopez turnover
Q4 2:25 · DET 77-72 BKN
- Missed FT
Yi Jianlian misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · DET 79-73 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
