⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
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 dragged them back level
Q2 8:49 · DET 31-31 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses technical free throw
Q1 2:33 · DET 17-15 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 1:55 · DET 19-27 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 8:41 · DET 54-56 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 9:47 · DET 73-88 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
