⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:19 · SAC 8-2 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:01 · SAC 18-4 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenny Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:47 · SAC 29-28 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:07 · SAC 27-23 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:01 · SAC 8-4 DET
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:55 · SAC 15-4 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
