⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 28, and were outscored 36-10 off them- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q3 0:32 · UTAH 81-98 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 5:50 · UTAH 16-29 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 8:27 · UTAH 32-52 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 36 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 28 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 16 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
