⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 25
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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.

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 5:24 · DET 44-43 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 2:19 · DET 75-67 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 8:18 · DET 26-39 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:04 · DET 24-37 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball
Q4 4:28 · DET 88-83 GS
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |








