⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:48 · TOR 40-28 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 10:56 · TOR 75-55 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 29
Q4 9:27 · TOR 112-83 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:38 · TOR 53-46 DET
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:29 · TOR 107-81 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses technical free throw
Q2 2:38 · TOR 53-46 DET
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:02 · TOR 96-77 DET
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses technical free throw
Q4 6:29 · TOR 107-81 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 17 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Steals | 13 |
| 18 | Blocks | 22 |
