⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:05 · DET 44-45 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Corliss Williamson Technical Foul
Q1 4:16 · DET 6-16 SAC
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:53 · DET 82-90 SAC
- Turnover
Darvin Ham Bad Pass. Stolen by Mike Bibby.
Q4 1:09 · DET 85-90 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 8:25 · DET 52-66 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Peja Stojakovic missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 4:16 · DET 6-16 SAC
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q3 0:32 · DET 67-76 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
