⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their four- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:03 · MEM 26-26 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:14 · MEM 39-34 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:05 · MEM 94-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. offensive foul
Q4 0:23 · MEM 94-101 DET
- Turnover
Jaren Jackson Jr. turnover
Q4 0:23 · MEM 94-101 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:39 · MEM 18-25 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 1:04 · MEM 56-60 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 5:43 · MEM 82-96 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:14 · MEM 45-43 DET
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MEM 92-99 DET
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:41 · MEM 92-99 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 16 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
