⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:52 · DET 11-2 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 3:21 · DET 98-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 0:02 · DET 46-40 SAC
- Technical
Chauncey Billups Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q2 0:02 · DET 46-41 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:46 · DET 46-42 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila Offensive Foul. His 7th Personal Foul.
Q4 4:58 · DET 87-79 SAC
- Turnover
Darius Songaila Turnover
Q4 4:58 · DET 87-79 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
