⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 25
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 7:46 · DET 44-41 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:26 · DET 58-48 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 10:39 · DET 76-57 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham offensive foul
Q4 2:50 · DET 120-112 GS
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham turnover
Q4 2:50 · DET 120-112 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:15 · DET 9-16 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q3 7:57 · DET 79-72 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:22 · DET 67-57 GS
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |








