⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 20-10 off them- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48
- Went cold from three, six of 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 8:10 · DEN 36-42 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:38 · DEN 59-63 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:03 · DEN 104-107 DET
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:00 · DEN 107-109 DET
- Missed FT
Jamal Murray misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:00 · DEN 107-109 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 0:44 · DEN 46-57 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
