⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:56 · DET 57-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 2:31 · DET 44-38 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Anfernee Hardaway Technical Foul
Q2 2:31 · DET 44-38 PHX
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Richard Hamilton.
Q4 1:34 · DET 89-81 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
