⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 32- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 24
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:14 · DET 71-71 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Isaiah Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:00 · DET 100-105 BKN
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:16 · DET 112-117 BKN
- Turnover
Alec Burks out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · DET 112-118 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:57 · DET 38-42 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 2:44 · DET 50-59 BKN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 7:53 · DET 97-105 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · DET 103-109 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DET 112-117 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · DET 112-117 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
