⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 19-8 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:42 · DAL 16-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 10:55 · DAL 76-84 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaden Hardy technical foul
Q4 4:18 · DAL 89-96 DET
- Turnover
Jaden Hardy bad pass
Q4 3:58 · DAL 89-97 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:25 · DAL 4-12 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:44 · DAL 68-84 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q4 4:18 · DAL 89-107 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 3:06 · DAL 89-97 DET
📊The numbers
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
