⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 40- Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 16
- A 19-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 25-17 off them
A 16-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 21 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 20
Q1 3:42 · DET 37-17 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 5:22 · DET 56-33 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 21
Q3 6:05 · DET 94-73 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q1 6:35 · DET 10-10 BKN
- Flagrant
Mirza Teletovic flagrant foul type 1 (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q2 10:44 · DET 35-17 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
