⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-17 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:58 · DET 23-14 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q3 7:18 · DET 63-47 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:26 · DET 7-6 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
