⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 24- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 23-13 off them
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:30 · DET 97-85 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · DET 101-94 BOS
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 0:57 · DET 114-110 BOS
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DET 119-116 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 5:24 · DET 38-46 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:54 · DET 75-70 BOS
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 0:57 · DET 114-110 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
