⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:38 · UTAH 70-76 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rudy Gobert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:29 · UTAH 34-46 DET
- Flagrant
Chris Johnson flagrant foul type 1 (Andre Drummond draws the foul)
Q3 1:01 · UTAH 59-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses technical free throw
Q2 0:29 · UTAH 34-46 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Jennings misses technical free throw
Q4 9:48 · UTAH 67-76 DET
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
