⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 33 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:52 · DET 15-16 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:58 · DET 86-93 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Celtics
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 8:20 · DET 6-16 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 10:26 · DET 55-71 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
