⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 26-10 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 40
- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:55 · POR 91-97 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:39 · POR 100-99 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · POR 100-101 DET
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:36 · POR 100-105 DET
- Missed FT
Deni Avdija misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:07 · POR 100-105 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 3:28 · POR 42-58 DET
- Steal
Javonte Green stole it from Sidy Cissoko
Q4 0:19 · POR 102-110 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Duncan Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · POR 102-110 DET
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · POR 102-110 DET
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:27 · POR 102-110 DET
📊The numbers
| POR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
