⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 11:11 · DET 60-46 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:54 · DET 42-26 DEN
- Flagrant
Jusuf Nurkic flagrant foul type 1 (Andre Drummond draws the foul)
Q3 7:01 · DET 62-51 DEN
📊The numbers
| DET | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
