⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their five- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 7
Q2 8:10 · DET 40-47 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 10:55 · DET 63-62 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 8:44 · DET 98-97 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 117-112 POR
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DET 118-115 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:27 · DET 9-18 POR
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 22
Q2 11:42 · DET 23-45 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:56 · DET 104-106 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover
Q4 0:02 · DET 118-115 POR
📊The numbers
| DET | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
