⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, 47 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 9:33 · DET 12-7 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 4:30 · DET 23-11 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:54 · DET 36-22 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
