⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 35 from three
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 8:46 · TOR 22-13 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. offensive foul
Q4 3:09 · TOR 111-117 DET
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. turnover
Q4 3:09 · TOR 111-117 DET
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam turnover
Q4 1:15 · TOR 118-123 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:25 · TOR 0-8 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:46 · TOR 59-61 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 3:44 · TOR 110-117 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
