⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 30 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 25-12 off them- Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 7:01 · POR 50-36 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Ed Davis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:00 · POR 96-87 DET
- Technical
Ed Davis technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q4 8:00 · POR 96-87 DET
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 3:43 · POR 98-104 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 9 down to 14 up
Q4 8:00 · POR 98-112 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:02 · POR 56-47 DET
- Flagrant
Marcus Morris flagrant foul type 1 (Mason Plumlee draws the foul)
Q4 7:37 · POR 96-89 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
