⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 5:28 · DET 49-33 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 4:41 · DET 70-59 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Zeljko Rebraca Technical Foul
Q2 2:50 · DET 49-35 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:54 · DET 53-50 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
