⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 32-20 off them
Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 44
Made five threes to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:01 · DET 42-43 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 0:57 · DET 59-50 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 12:00 · DET 97-73 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q1 0:16 · DET 21-26 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 1:39 · DET 21-27 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Anthony Melton misses technical free throw
Q1 0:16 · DET 21-26 GS
- Technical
Gary Payton II technical foul
Q4 12:00 · DET 87-73 GS
📊The numbers
| DET | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |







