⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 35 from three
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses technical free throw
Q2 5:50 · DET 44-46 TOR
- Technical
Andre Drummond technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:54 · DET 59-65 TOR
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:14 · DET 76-81 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 6:14 · DET 76-92 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:50 · DET 44-46 TOR
- Technical
Pascal Siakam technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:22 · DET 49-48 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
