⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+5Q121-18
+1Q220-19
+11Q334-25
+2Q428-27
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 26
Key battles
50Points in the paint26
4Threes made9
22Points off turnovers12
6Steals3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 5:30 · DET 39-28 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
