⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 20
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 4:56 · DET 33-33 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:40 · DET 2-10 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Bosh technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:18 · DET 82-67 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
