⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter- Went cold from three, eight of 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- Steal
Davion Mitchell stole it from Marcus Sasser
Q4 1:46 · TOR 91-97 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gradey Dick bad pass
Q4 3:00 · TOR 89-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 2:49 · TOR 27-35 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:01 · TOR 85-93 DET
- Steal
Marcus Sasser stole it from Gradey Dick
Q4 3:00 · TOR 89-95 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Sasser lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · TOR 91-97 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:21 · TOR 93-97 DET
- Missed FT
Jaden Ivey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · TOR 95-97 DET
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
