⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 29-12 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 22
- Made five threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 26 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:43 · BKN 91-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · BKN 92-98 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:39 · BKN 12-12 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 9:47 · BKN 55-59 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 1:49 · BKN 67-83 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:36 · BKN 88-96 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
