⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:15 · DEN 40-44 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · DEN 93-99 DET
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · DEN 94-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 8:44 · DEN 61-70 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 3:17 · DEN 71-80 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
