⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS 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 Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 21
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 8:45 · DET 84-76 BOS
- Steal
Rodney Stuckey stole it from Kendrick Perkins
Q4 1:46 · DET 85-80 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:52 · DET 17-24 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:50 · DET 84-78 BOS
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · DET 85-80 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendrick Perkins bad pass
Q4 1:46 · DET 85-80 BOS
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · DET 85-80 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
