⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 33- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 14-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 9:52 · OKC 82-73 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ray Allen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:32 · OKC 82-76 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 2:00 · OKC 22-23 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton Turnover
Q4 3:18 · OKC 83-76 DET
- Missed FT
Carlos Arroyo missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:26 · OKC 91-83 DET
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo Lost Ball. Stolen by Nick Collison.
Q4 0:02 · OKC 95-87 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
