⏱️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, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 33-8 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:52 · MEM 56-60 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:52 · MEM 74-83 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Vince Williams Jr. and Ausar Thompson
Q2 5:49 · MEM 36-41 DET
- Technical
Jaren Jackson Jr. technical foul
Q3 8:29 · MEM 56-62 DET
- Turnover
Ja Morant lost ball turnover
Q4 1:00 · MEM 103-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 8:29 · MEM 56-69 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 5:40 · MEM 60-81 DET
- Steal
Ausar Thompson stole it from Ja Morant
Q4 1:00 · MEM 103-109 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · MEM 103-107 DET
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MEM 106-112 DET
- Missed FT
Ausar Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · MEM 106-112 DET
📊The numbers
| MEM | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
