⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:48 · BOS 21-10 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:23 · BOS 35-20 DET
- Go-ahead
Jared Sullinger hit a 26-foot three jumper, Jordan Crawford with the assist
Q4 1:00 · BOS 105-104 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Sullinger misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · BOS 106-107 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 3:53 · BOS 60-48 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:48 · BOS 69-68 DET
- Winner
Brandon Jennings hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:46 · BOS 105-107 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Cheeks technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 7:20 · BOS 15-9 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q3 3:24 · BOS 75-74 DET
- Turnover
Greg Monroe traveling
Q4 4:37 · BOS 93-98 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
