⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:27 · DET 27-25 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Khris Middleton misses technical free throw
Q4 0:16 · DET 103-81 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 7:43 · DET 11-17 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:16 · DET 103-81 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
