⏱️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
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 17-5 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 48
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 7:16 · OKC 38-31 DET
- Go-ahead
Luke Ridnour hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:40 · OKC 94-93 DET
- Ties it
Luke Ridnour hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · OKC 96-96 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Collison technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:53 · OKC 21-13 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:50 · OKC 82-82 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Lead
Richard Hamilton hit a 20-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:55 · OKC 91-93 DET
- Go-ahead
Richard Hamilton hit a three jumper, Ben Wallace with the assist
Q4 0:28 · OKC 94-96 DET
- Winner
Richard Hamilton hit a jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:00 · OKC 96-98 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · OKC 87-89 DET
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:04 · OKC 87-89 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
