⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics won, and why the Pistons 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.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 5:56 · DET 65-71 BOS
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton lost ball
Q4 1:07 · DET 75-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DET 78-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:40 · DET 4-12 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:56 · DET 42-51 BOS
- Steal
Kevin Garnett stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:07 · DET 75-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Glen Davis misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q2 11:33 · DET 16-23 BOS
- Flagrant
Kendrick Perkins flagrant foul type 2 (Jason Maxiell draws the foul)
Q4 5:56 · DET 65-70 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
