⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:39 · SAC 69-64 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q1 4:00 · SAC 15-20 DET
- Goaltend
Mikki Moore defensive goaltending
Q4 3:15 · SAC 96-92 DET
- Turnover
Brad Miller bad pass
Q4 1:23 · SAC 100-93 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Tayshaun Prince stole it from Brad Miller
Q4 1:23 · SAC 100-93 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)
Q4 2:10 · SAC 100-92 DET
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups turnover
Q4 2:10 · SAC 100-92 DET
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · SAC 100-93 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
