⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22 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.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 10:15 · BOS 41-31 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 22
Q3 6:01 · BOS 85-63 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:23 · BOS 102-78 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
