⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:11 · DAL 91-95 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews bad pass
Q4 4:35 · DAL 85-93 DET
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 0:21 · DAL 94-98 DET
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:20 · DAL 94-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q2 6:03 · DAL 43-48 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 10:02 · DAL 58-65 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:29 · DAL 81-89 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:47 · DAL 87-93 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:43 · DAL 92-95 DET
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris misses free throw clear path 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · DAL 94-98 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
