⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:16 · SAC 69-54 DET
- Winner
Brad Miller made Layup. Assisted by Vlade Divac.
Q4 2:31 · SAC 90-89 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Vlade Divac Technical Foul
Q2 4:30 · SAC 40-29 DET
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q4 5:56 · SAC 84-82 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Elden Campbell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · SAC 88-89 DET
- Ties it
Elden Campbell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:46 · SAC 88-88 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chucky Atkins Technical Foul
Q2 3:56 · SAC 40-33 DET
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Lost Ball. Stolen by Doug Christie.
Q4 1:54 · SAC 93-89 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 9 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
