⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 4:24 · BOS 28-20 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 1:51 · BOS 57-48 DET
- Go-ahead
Isaiah Thomas hit a driving layup, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 2:47 · BOS 89-88 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jae Crowder turnover
Q4 2:05 · BOS 89-91 DET
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · BOS 91-93 DET
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · BOS 94-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:33 · BOS 42-40 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:52 · BOS 82-88 DET
- Winner
Reggie Jackson hit a 26-foot three shot
Q4 2:25 · BOS 89-91 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson offensive foul (Evan Turner draws the foul)
Q4 1:30 · BOS 91-93 DET
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson turnover
Q4 1:30 · BOS 91-93 DET
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · BOS 94-99 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
