⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:01 · DET 22-10 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 8:52 · DET 41-19 SAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q3 4:09 · DET 77-49 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:13 · DET 43-32 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
