⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 21-11 off them- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:12 · DET 89-85 POR
- Lead
Marcus Morris hit a 15-foot two point shot
OT 3:49 · DET 111-109 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
OT 3:17 · DET 120-111 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 2:12 · DET 116-111 POR
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:12 · DET 116-111 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:02 · DET 120-113 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 10:22 · DET 2-9 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 6:22 · DET 66-77 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · DET 109-109 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul (Marcus Morris draws the foul)
Q4 0:53 · DET 109-107 POR
- Turnover
Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:53 · DET 109-107 POR
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
OT 4:13 · DET 109-109 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
