⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to seven
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 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
Q2 0:00 · DET 55-56 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 3:20 · DET 80-74 GS
- Steal
Cade Cunningham stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 1:48 · DET 107-113 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Stewart offensive foul
Q4 4:00 · DET 103-107 GS
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · DET 105-111 GS
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 1:57 · DET 107-113 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 6:09 · DET 19-26 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 8:21 · DET 97-103 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry lost ball turnover
Q4 1:48 · DET 107-113 GS
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |







