⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 9:15 · PHX 66-56 DET
- Lead
Steve Nash made 17 ft jumper.
Q4 2:56 · PHX 104-102 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash Bad Pass. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 1:15 · PHX 104-104 DET
- Turnover
Steve Nash Lost Ball. Stolen by Rasheed Wallace.
Q4 0:33 · PHX 104-106 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 9:18 · PHX 9-10 DET
- Winner
Richard Hamilton made 22 ft jumper. Assisted by Chauncey Billups.
Q4 0:59 · PHX 104-106 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 1:39 · PHX 104-111 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:33 · PHX 35-34 DET
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q2 1:37 · PHX 49-46 DET
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 8:10 · PHX 90-87 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
