⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 22-0 run took them from 1 down to 21 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20 in the second quarter
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
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 1 down to 21 up
Q1 2:43 · GS 42-21 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 32
Q2 3:46 · GS 65-33 DET
- Steal
Dorell Wright stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:09 · GS 98-96 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Williams bad pass
Q4 4:43 · GS 94-86 DET
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:50 · GS 98-94 DET
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · GS 99-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 20
Q2 1:46 · GS 65-45 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:32 · GS 98-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:47 · GS 98-96 DET
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:09 · GS 98-96 DET
- Missed FT
Charlie Villanueva misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · GS 99-96 DET
📊The numbers
| GS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
