⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 31
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
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:46 · DET 92-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · DET 95-89 BKN
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · DET 100-93 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Douglas-Roberts turnover
Q4 4:09 · DET 92-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses technical free throw
Q4 2:49 · DET 93-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Chris Douglas-Roberts misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:19 · DET 99-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
