⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 29-10 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their eleven
- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 3:15 · OKC 45-44 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ray Allen bad pass
Q4 2:53 · OKC 92-95 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q1 4:18 · OKC 18-28 DET
- Steal
Rasheed Wallace stole it from Ray Allen
Q4 2:53 · OKC 92-95 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace lost ball
Q4 4:46 · OKC 85-90 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · OKC 92-95 DET
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:30 · OKC 97-99 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
