⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 30-16 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 1:40 · DET 88-95 POR
- Steal
Cade Cunningham stole it from Justise Winslow
Q4 1:12 · DET 110-114 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes bad pass
Q4 2:59 · DET 108-109 POR
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 2:13 · DET 108-110 POR
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 1:17 · DET 110-114 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 9:20 · DET 9-19 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 9:33 · DET 26-43 POR
- Steal
Brandon Williams stole it from Killian Hayes
Q4 2:59 · DET 108-109 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trendon Watford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · DET 108-109 POR
- Turnover
Justise Winslow bad pass
Q4 1:12 · DET 110-114 POR
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DET 112-119 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |









