⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:59 · DET 37-33 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Hamidou Diallo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:29 · DET 41-42 BOS
- Turnover
Saddiq Bey steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:35 · DET 92-100 BOS
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · DET 101-109 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:13 · DET 26-30 BOS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 7:44 · DET 88-95 BOS
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 1:01 · DET 101-109 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q2 6:29 · DET 41-42 BOS
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · DET 63-62 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
