⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 32- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 5:26 · SAC 37-41 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:52 · SAC 73-92 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul. His 2nd Technical Foul.
Q1 4:01 · SAC 16-18 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:24 · SAC 18-27 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 4:07 · SAC 61-77 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 27
Q4 11:26 · SAC 65-92 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
