⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 23
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 8:41 · DET 32-33 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 7:16 · DET 50-69 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q4 10:07 · DET 64-91 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
