⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:18 · TOR 45-57 DET
- Turnover
Amir Johnson lost ball
Q4 0:23 · TOR 93-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:53 · TOR 33-44 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 7:58 · TOR 63-78 DET
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Amir Johnson
Q4 0:23 · TOR 93-98 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses technical free throw
Q2 2:18 · TOR 45-57 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · TOR 93-98 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
