⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
- Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:41 · DET 55-54 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:29 · DET 90-80 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:54 · DET 47-51 OKC
- Turnover
Richard Hamilton bad pass
Q4 1:02 · DET 96-92 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Nick Collison stole it from Richard Hamilton
Q4 1:02 · DET 96-92 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:11 · DET 96-89 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
