⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of fourteen from three- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 28
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 40
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:40 · BOS 22-20 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 11:34 · BOS 59-55 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:59 · BOS 81-79 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen lost ball
Q4 2:48 · BOS 89-92 DET
- Turnover
Paul Pierce lost ball
Q4 2:12 · BOS 91-96 DET
- Missed FT
Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · BOS 91-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 3:33 · BOS 44-50 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 4:18 · BOS 66-71 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 4:35 · BOS 89-94 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw
Q4 2:11 · BOS 91-96 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:01 · BOS 91-97 DET
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:36 · BOS 95-103 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
