⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:50 · DET 18-15 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:26 · DET 65-77 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:22 · DET 10-15 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:03 · DET 34-49 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 5:56 · DET 84-105 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 37 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
