⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 9:57 · SAC 70-58 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Lost Ball. Stolen by Ben Wallace.
Q4 4:33 · SAC 72-65 DET
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · SAC 80-75 DET
- Missed FT
Doug Christie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · SAC 81-75 DET
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corliss Williamson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:39 · SAC 78-75 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Offensive Foul
Q4 0:15 · SAC 80-75 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups Foul
Q4 0:15 · SAC 80-75 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
