⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:40 · BKN 23-23 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 2:23 · BKN 98-113 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 4:54 · BKN 41-55 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:17 · BKN 64-79 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 9:57 · BKN 75-100 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 1
Q1 3:06 · BKN 18-23 DET
📊The numbers
| BKN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 36 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
