⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:58 · BOS 22-15 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:03 · BOS 56-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 2:55 · BOS 84-59 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:25 · BOS 96-85 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
