⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, 44 free throws to their 33- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 3:19 · TOR 90-84 DET
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · TOR 95-89 DET
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · TOR 99-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:20 · TOR 65-60 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:28 · TOR 90-85 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:57 · TOR 90-87 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · TOR 94-89 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
