⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 28
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 27-16 off them
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 from level to 11 points up
Q1 10:56 · DET 11-0 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 3:07 · DET 83-75 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:17 · DET 107-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey lost ball turnover
Q4 2:59 · DET 109-101 BKN
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · DET 116-109 BKN
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:23 · DET 116-112 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q1 1:20 · DET 26-18 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 3:04 · DET 49-52 BKN
- Steal
Dorian Finney-Smith stole it from Jaden Ivey
Q4 2:59 · DET 109-101 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Nic Claxton technical foul
Q3 9:26 · DET 58-64 BKN
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · DET 113-106 BKN
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |







