⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 18-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 44
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 50
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:28 · TOR 23-19 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 7:33 · TOR 66-60 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:48 · TOR 88-77 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:13 · TOR 73-70 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Knight out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:26 · TOR 88-82 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · TOR 91-86 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 0:31 · TOR 91-87 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
