⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+23Q137-14
+1Q224-23
+7Q328-21
-11Q416-28
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 in the first quarter
Key battles
24Fast break points9
17Points off turnovers9
33%Three-point accuracy24%
4Blocks2
🏀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 stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q1 2:03 · DET 39-14 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
