⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 21 from three- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 11:11 · DET 89-86 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 4:56 · DET 94-94 PHX
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 4:56 · DET 94-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Ben Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · DET 102-99 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Boris Diaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · DET 102-98 PHX
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:21 · DET 107-102 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
