⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 2:28 · DET 71-64 UTAH
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:17 · DET 88-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:10 · DET 86-81 UTAH
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass
Q4 1:42 · DET 86-83 UTAH
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:41 · DET 86-85 UTAH

Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:47 · DET 5-12 UTAH
- Steal
Derrick Favors stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 0:41 · DET 86-85 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Gordon Hayward hit a driving layup
Q4 0:23 · DET 86-87 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward offensive foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)
Q4 3:19 · DET 86-80 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward turnover
Q4 3:19 · DET 86-80 UTAH
- Missed FT
Gordon Hayward misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · DET 86-80 UTAH
📊The numbers
| DET | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |









