⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 20
- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Made thirteen threes to their 21
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 2:35 · DET 33-20 BOS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 0:53 · DET 98-79 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Tobias Harris technical foul
Q2 3:57 · DET 49-37 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jayson Tatum misses technical free throw
Q2 3:57 · DET 49-37 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 21 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
