⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN 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 Nuggets 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:54 · DET 62-65 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton kicked ball
Q4 4:16 · DET 89-86 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
