⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 30- Made one threes to their eight
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:22 · DET 10-4 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 10:37 · DET 63-61 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:07 · DET 97-97 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 2:16 · DET 52-59 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
