⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
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
- Winner
Rasheed Wallace made 15 ft jumper. Assisted by Tayshaun Prince.
Q4 1:59 · DET 91-90 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 2:23 · DET 96-90 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Rasheed Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 3:28 · DET 36-40 OKC
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Bad Pass
Q4 3:10 · DET 87-88 OKC
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:31 · DET 97-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 11:41 · DET 27-31 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 3:26 · DET 69-68 OKC
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:27 · DET 87-90 OKC
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 2:08 · DET 89-90 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
