⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Celtics.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 30 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 8:57 · BOS 99-92 DET
- Go-ahead
Al Horford hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jaylen Brown with the assist
Q4 0:33 · BOS 111-110 DET
- Steal
Derrick White stole it from Cory Joseph
Q4 0:06 · BOS 111-112 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Horford lost ball turnover
Q4 3:58 · BOS 106-98 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:22 · BOS 106-100 DET
- Turnover
Derrick White steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:00 · BOS 108-108 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:59 · BOS 62-66 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 10:54 · BOS 86-92 DET
- Lead
Saddiq Bey hit a two point shot
Q4 0:42 · BOS 108-110 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham turnover
Q4 1:19 · BOS 108-108 DET
- Turnover
Cory Joseph bad pass
Q4 0:06 · BOS 111-112 DET
📊The numbers
| BOS | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
