⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Made three threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q2 2:44 · DET 65-44 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q2 0:52 · DET 59-44 BKN
- Turnover
Josh Smith turnover
Q4 0:33 · DET 100-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 101-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:48 · DET 92-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andray Blatche misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · DET 98-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Andray Blatche misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:38 · DET 98-93 BKN
- Turnover
Deron Williams out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:24 · DET 100-96 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
