⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:48 · PHX 36-35 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bo Outlaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · PHX 38-37 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:50 · PHX 15-25 DET
- Go-ahead
Corliss Williamson made Layup. Assisted by Clifford Robinson.
Q4 1:55 · PHX 36-37 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins Bad Pass
Q4 3:01 · PHX 36-35 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 0:00 · PHX 42-37 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
