⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:37 · DET 43-30 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 5:15 · DET 75-57 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 3:33 · DET 109-83 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q3 11:52 · DET 49-43 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:02 · DET 43-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q4 1:41 · DET 109-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:52 · DET 49-43 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 13 |
| 14 | Blocks | 14 |
