⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 33- Made nine threes to their fifteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:25 · BOS 52-53 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:41 · BOS 94-94 DET
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Marcus Morris
Q4 0:17 · BOS 112-118 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 3:35 · BOS 99-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 3:50 · BOS 101-112 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond turnover
Q4 4:26 · BOS 97-103 DET
- Turnover
Marcus Morris bad pass
Q4 0:17 · BOS 112-118 DET
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · BOS 114-118 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
