⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 8:30 · DET 60-58 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 4:45 · DET 71-64 BOS
- Ties it
Tobias Harris hit a three jumper, Ish Smith with the assist
Q4 0:23 · DET 92-92 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:39 · DET 81-84 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- Lead
Avery Bradley hit a layup
Q4 2:18 · DET 84-86 BOS
- Go-ahead
Al Horford hit a dunk, Marcus Smart with the assist
Q4 1:45 · DET 87-88 BOS
- Winner
Al Horford hit a layup
Q4 0:01 · DET 92-94 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
