⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 26-10 off them
- A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
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 8:37 · DET 14-8 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:32 · DET 64-66 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 6:05 · DET 94-107 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 1:39 · DET 101-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 4 down to 14 up
Q1 5:28 · DET 16-30 BOS
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 1:39 · DET 101-109 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
