⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+8Q134-32
-12Q219-37
-2Q330-35
-4Q419-25
▼ BOS 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 Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen
Key battles
9Free throws made19
9Threes made16
29%Three-point accuracy36%
25Assists31
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
