⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their six, and outscored them 18-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:48 · DET 10-0 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q2 5:33 · DET 56-30 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:03 · DET 63-47 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 0:49 · DET 98-91 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 15 | Assists | 22 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
