⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 27 from three
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 60
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae Crowder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:32 · BOS 102-98 DET
- Turnover
Marcus Smart back court turnover
Q4 0:31 · BOS 109-107 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:39 · BOS 69-63 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 7:54 · BOS 90-93 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover
Q4 3:34 · BOS 101-98 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · BOS 109-105 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:39 · BOS 109-105 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
