⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 11:21 · DET 13-3 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 10:33 · DET 49-29 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:34 · DET 53-44 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bruce Brown technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:46 · DET 74-70 BKN
- Technical
Kyrie Irving technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:10 · DET 86-82 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 30 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
