⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 40-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 20
- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:16 · DET 47-34 BOS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q3 6:01 · DET 71-54 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses technical free throw
Q2 1:39 · DET 49-38 BOS
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses technical free throw
Q3 3:00 · DET 66-54 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 1:39 · DET 49-38 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · DET 66-54 BOS
- Technical
Rajon Rondo technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 3:00 · DET 66-54 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 40 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
