⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 11:21 · TOR 5-0 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Norman Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · TOR 66-78 DET
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:21 · TOR 91-111 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:37 · TOR 17-18 DET
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 1 down to 14 up
Q1 1:30 · TOR 37-51 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 2:34 · TOR 75-96 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Svi Mykhailiuk misses technical free throw
Q3 6:52 · TOR 66-78 DET
- Missed FT
Svi Mykhailiuk misses technical free throw
Q4 7:21 · TOR 91-111 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 20 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 39 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
