⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:17 · DEN 102-104 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:12 · DEN 103-106 DET
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 108-110 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:19 · DEN 34-40 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:43 · DEN 40-49 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:40 · DEN 77-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Killian Hayes traveling
Q4 4:29 · DEN 95-103 DET
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · DEN 100-103 DET
- Turnover
Alec Burks traveling
Q4 0:24 · DEN 105-108 DET
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
