⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their sixteen- Went cold from three, two of fifteen
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
- Winner
Ben Gordon hit a 26-foot three jumper, Brandon Knight with the assist
Q4 2:44 · DET 71-68 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · DET 72-68 TOR
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DET 74-73 TOR
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 76-73 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Forbes bad pass
Q4 4:58 · DET 66-66 TOR
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza offensive foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)
Q4 3:57 · DET 68-66 TOR
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza turnover
Q4 3:57 · DET 68-66 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
