⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 33-19 off them
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 6:12 · DET 89-66 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniss Jenkins technical foul
Q3 10:01 · DET 67-58 TOR
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q3 5:11 · DET 86-66 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q4 7:12 · DET 115-104 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Scottie Barnes technical foul
Q3 10:32 · DET 64-58 TOR
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses technical free throw
Q3 5:11 · DET 86-66 TOR
- Technical
Sandro Mamukelashvili technical foul
Q4 4:29 · DET 115-104 TOR
📊The numbers
| DET | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 33 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
