⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 18-7 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 7:35 · BOS 16-12 DET
- Steal
Rajon Rondo stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 1:34 · BOS 86-93 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses technical free throw
Q3 3:35 · BOS 68-65 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:32 · BOS 72-75 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:34 · BOS 76-87 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ben Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:35 · BOS 68-65 DET
- Goaltend
Brandon Knight defensive goaltending
Q4 1:57 · BOS 86-93 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball
Q4 1:34 · BOS 86-93 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
