⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23
- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 17
- Lost the glass, 46 rebounds to 57
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:53 · GS 23-26 DET
- Winner
Anthony Tolliver hit a layup, C.J. Watson with the assist
Q4 1:58 · GS 89-88 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 3:06 · GS 95-88 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:10 · GS 87-88 DET
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · GS 87-88 DET
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · GS 89-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:48 · GS 10-17 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:06 · GS 14-26 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:13 · GS 27-36 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 2:19 · GS 87-88 DET
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva offensive foul (C.J. Watson draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · GS 93-88 DET
- Turnover
Charlie Villanueva turnover
Q4 0:19 · GS 93-88 DET
📊The numbers
| GS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
