⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8 in the third quarter- Went cold from three, eight of 31
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 8:10 · TOR 42-37 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 3:56 · TOR 51-39 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:21 · TOR 60-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · TOR 51-45 DET
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll bad pass
Q4 1:39 · TOR 99-96 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:33 · TOR 74-66 DET
- Steal
Tobias Harris stole it from DeMarre Carroll
Q4 1:39 · TOR 99-96 DET
- Winner
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a three jumper, Ish Smith with the assist
Q4 0:13 · TOR 101-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:35 · TOR 95-90 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · TOR 101-96 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
