⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:18 · TOR 12-5 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 10:07 · TOR 65-47 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:16 · TOR 29-29 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:21 · TOR 74-69 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:18 · TOR 71-55 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
