⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:15 · PHI 33-41 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Buckner Technical Foul
Q2 9:15 · PHI 19-30 DET
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Offensive Foul
Q4 4:28 · PHI 61-67 DET
- Turnover
Kenny Thomas Foul
Q4 4:28 · PHI 61-67 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 5:35 · PHI 10-19 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 8:04 · PHI 40-58 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul
Q3 8:34 · PHI 38-47 DET
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:09 · PHI 61-67 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · PHI 64-72 DET
📊The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 1 | Threes made | 2 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 14 |
