⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 39 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 36 fast break points to 19
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, 27 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 24-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 8:55 · DET 19-4 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q2 7:11 · DET 56-33 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 8:05 · DET 97-81 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Malik Beasley and Tyrese Martin
Q4 7:33 · DET 94-81 BKN
- Technical
Malik Beasley technical foul
Q4 6:39 · DET 97-81 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 2:47 · DET 81-75 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 36 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 15 | Blocks | 8 |
