⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 25
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q1 2:00 · TOR 32-26 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 0:45 · TOR 58-54 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 1:30 · TOR 88-74 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Greivis Vasquez technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:25 · TOR 84-71 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 6:00 · TOR 12-19 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 8:26 · TOR 41-44 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 10:11 · TOR 94-84 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:33 · TOR 77-66 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
