⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- They went cold, one of fifteen from three
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 44
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:00 · DET 28-29 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:33 · DET 73-75 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 7:28 · DET 91-90 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton double technical foul
Q4 7:16 · DET 82-90 PHX
- Turnover
Ronald Murray lost ball
Q4 0:02 · DET 101-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:02 · DET 8-11 PHX
- Steal
Shawn Marion stole it from Ronald Murray
Q4 0:02 · DET 101-108 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:15 · DET 30-32 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:43 · DET 97-101 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 1:15 · DET 99-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 7% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
