โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ POR better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-9 off them
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
Made eight threes to their fifteen
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 7:24 ยท POR 17-14 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 8:52 ยท POR 45-38 DET
- Lead
C.J. McCollum hit a three jumper, Mason Plumlee with the assist
OT 3:59 ยท POR 109-106 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 4:41 ยท POR 96-100 DET
- Turnover
Damian Lillard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:39 ยท POR 100-104 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
2OT 0:11 ยท POR 124-122 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Reggie Jackson hit a two point shot
OT 1:07 ยท POR 111-112 DET
- Go-ahead
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 26-foot threeer, Reggie Jackson with the assist
2OT 4:11 ยท POR 116-117 DET
- Winner
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 26-foot, Reggie Jackson with the assist
2OT 0:09 ยท POR 124-125 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson traveling
Q4 4:30 ยท POR 96-100 DET
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 ยท POR 98-100 DET
- Turnover
Back court turnover
2OT 0:36 ยท POR 124-122 DET
๐The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 15 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |









