⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 1:29 · DEN 86-85 DET
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball
Q4 0:12 · DEN 86-87 DET
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:05 · DEN 88-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:37 · DEN 53-49 DET
- Steal
Allen Iverson stole it from Chauncey Billups
Q4 1:29 · DEN 86-85 DET
- Winner
Tayshaun Prince hit a 9-foot running jumper
Q4 0:20 · DEN 86-87 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio McDyess bad pass
Q4 4:24 · DEN 83-78 DET
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 2:20 · DEN 86-83 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
