⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 24-14 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 26
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 7:36 · DET 45-42 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 9:22 · DET 72-71 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 2:11 · DET 122-110 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul
Q3 3:27 · DET 82-81 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q2 2:11 · DET 57-61 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Washington steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 3:35 · DET 109-106 DAL
📊The numbers
| DET | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
