⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Celtics fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Celtics won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 48 from three
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 56
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 cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q2 5:25 · DET 55-67 BOS
- Ties it
Jaden Ivey hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 1:47 · DET 114-114 BOS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass
Q4 4:22 · DET 112-106 BOS
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:27 · DET 112-112 BOS
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DET 118-120 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 10:13 · DET 35-53 BOS
- Ties it
Jrue Holiday hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jayson Tatum with the assist
Q4 2:57 · DET 112-112 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:32 · DET 112-114 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q1 5:27 · DET 14-21 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 4:56 · DET 81-85 BOS
- Technical
Jayson Tatum technical foul
Q4 5:32 · DET 110-106 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 22 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
