⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 22 from three- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 9:07 · DET 15-9 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 9:53 · DET 77-81 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:43 · DET 86-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:59 · DET 0-9 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball turnover
Q4 4:26 · DET 81-88 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
