⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three
Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to five
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:00 · DET 28-29 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 7:36 · DET 45-43 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:18 · DET 62-56 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson traveling
Q4 4:46 · DET 91-90 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · DET 101-100 BKN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:15 · DET 101-100 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:28 · DET 0-8 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:42 · DET 83-78 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Allen bad pass
Q4 2:39 · DET 97-94 BKN
- Missed FT
Spencer Dinwiddie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · DET 101-97 BKN
- Turnover
Caris LeVert out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · DET 101-100 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |






