⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 38
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 4:20 · DET 54-54 BOS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:27 · DET 74-68 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 4:56 · DET 88-74 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:36 · DET 113-106 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 9:55 · DET 2-14 BOS
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick White technical foul
Q3 8:27 · DET 68-68 BOS
- Missed FT
Jaylen Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · DET 109-103 BOS
- Turnover
Jaylen Brown bad pass
Q4 0:39 · DET 119-113 BOS
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
