⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR 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 Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 7:16 · TOR 10-23 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q2 3:32 · TOR 42-59 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 0:20 · TOR 52-72 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
