⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:09 · DET 93-95 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:39 · DET 78-86 BOS
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 0:05 · DET 93-97 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:09 · DET 14-21 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DET 85-93 BOS
- Turnover
Evan Turner offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
Q4 0:36 · DET 90-95 BOS
- Turnover
Evan Turner turnover
Q4 0:36 · DET 90-95 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
