⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ BOS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Celtics did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- A 23-0 run took them from 10 down to 13 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:01 · DET 77-81 BOS
- 23-0 run
A 23-0 run took them from 10 down to 13 up
Q4 8:00 · DET 112-99 BOS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Duncan Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 116-110 BOS
Celtics
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 7:54 · DET 39-50 BOS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 9:24 · DET 50-72 BOS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | BOS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. RobinsonF | 28 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5-10 | 5-9 | 6-8 | +5 |
J. CollinsF | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
J. DurenC | 28 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | -1 |
C. CunninghamG | 35 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-6 | 5-5 | -1 |
A. ThompsonG Double-double | 33 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +12 |
I. JoeG | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2-9 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 0 |
J. GreenG | 18 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-8 | 4-4 | +21 |
K. HuerterG | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +5 |
P. ReedF | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +12 |
D. JenkinsG | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
R. Holland IIF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 121 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 39-86 | 15-40 | 28-32 |
Did not playT. Smith (coach's decision), C. Lanier (coach's decision), E. Okorie (coach's decision)
Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. GeorgeF | 31 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 12-21 | 7-12 | 7-8 | +9 |
J. TatumF Double-double | 38 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 6-23 | 0-7 | 1-1 | -5 |
M. RobinsonC | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -8 |
D. WhiteG | 36 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -4 |
J. WalshG | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
P. PritchardG | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 7-8 | -10 |
N. QuetaC | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +7 |
S. HauserF | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +5 |
B. ScheiermanG | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
H. GonzalezG | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -15 |
L. GarzaC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Team | 113 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 40-88 | 17-42 | 16-21 |
Did not playC. Cenac Jr. (coach's decision), M. Conley (coach's decision), R. Harper Jr. (coach's decision)
