⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 11:27 · DET 36-18 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:26 · DET 36-28 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:09 · DET 47-46 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 7:07 · DET 94-82 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
