⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 37 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 1:26 · DET 89-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwane Casey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:38 · DET 11-22 BOS
- Technical
Ish Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:14 · DET 31-45 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 11:26 · DET 70-95 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 7:54 · DET 74-103 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
