⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 33 from three- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 8:37 · DET 19-6 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DET 118-111 TOR
- Missed FT
Malik Beasley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DET 118-111 TOR
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DET 119-112 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:42 · DET 32-32 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 3:54 · DET 54-56 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 0:00 · DET 99-100 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scottie Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · DET 118-111 TOR
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DET 119-112 TOR
- Missed FT
Jakob Poeltl misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:43 · DET 119-112 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 19 | Threes made | 16 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
