⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 24
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 6:13 · DET 23-12 SAC
- Steal
Richard Hamilton stole it from Ron Artest
Q4 1:22 · DET 93-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 4:30 · DET 85-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:27 · DET 87-91 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Maxiell lost ball
Q4 1:00 · DET 93-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 10:14 · DET 31-37 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 7:05 · DET 35-48 SAC
- Steal
Francisco Garcia stole it from Jason Maxiell
Q4 1:00 · DET 93-96 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 4:54 · DET 85-86 SAC
- Missed FT
Ron Artest misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · DET 89-93 SAC
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 1:22 · DET 93-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
