⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 24
Made two threes to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Humphries technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:47 · BKN 7-6 DET
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar bad pass
Q4 4:41 · BKN 83-86 DET
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:10 · BKN 85-93 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 9:29 · BKN 24-33 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 0:01 · BKN 39-57 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Greg Monroe turnover
Q4 1:28 · BKN 88-95 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · BKN 88-95 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · BKN 90-96 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |





