⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo bad pass
Q4 4:07 · MEM 77-79 DET
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 3:28 · MEM 77-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 10:00 · MEM 23-31 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:55 · MEM 64-65 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton offensive foul (O.J. Mayo draws the foul)
Q4 4:33 · MEM 77-77 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton turnover
Q4 4:33 · MEM 77-77 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
