⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 0:21 · TOR 72-56 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:41 · TOR 101-93 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball
Q4 4:03 · TOR 99-93 DET
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva bad pass
Q4 2:46 · TOR 103-95 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
