⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 29
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- Made three threes to their nine
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 2:03 · DET 91-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses technical free throw
Q2 7:43 · DET 39-32 MEM
- Technical
Will Bynum technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:22 · DET 39-37 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:00 · DET 32-28 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 7:52 · DET 39-41 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 3:15 · DET 42-55 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Lionel Hollins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:26 · DET 36-30 MEM
- Technical
Quincy Pondexter technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:43 · DET 39-32 MEM
📊The numbers
| DET | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
