⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:55 · DAL 23-17 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:40 · DAL 55-47 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams bad pass
Q4 2:56 · DAL 79-86 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:57 · DAL 69-79 DET
- Steal
Marcus Morris stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 2:56 · DAL 79-86 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aron Baynes offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)
Q4 4:33 · DAL 72-79 DET
- Turnover
Aron Baynes turnover
Q4 4:33 · DAL 72-79 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
