⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BOS better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:32 · BOS 26-27 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:12 · BOS 93-108 DET
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:23 · BOS 97-111 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:44 · BOS 4-11 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 5:09 · BOS 73-82 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 8:58 · BOS 87-108 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 60% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
