⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-6 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 4:31 · DET 60-53 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 6:54 · DET 81-70 DAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q4 6:39 · DET 115-96 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:14 · DET 7-17 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 13 |
