⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eleven- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 17
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:38 · DET 14-9 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 8:49 · DET 48-34 POR
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Shaedon Sharpe
Q4 1:58 · DET 99-103 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 8:21 · DET 93-96 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:20 · DET 95-96 POR
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe bad pass
Q4 1:58 · DET 99-103 POR
- Missed FT
Shaedon Sharpe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · DET 101-104 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
