⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns 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.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 1:23 · DET 80-73 PHX
- Lead
Rasheed Wallace hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 1:00 · DET 96-94 PHX
- Lead
Chauncey Billups hit a two point shot
OT 4:03 · DET 100-98 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 4:33 · DET 87-87 PHX
- Missed FT
Antonio McDyess misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:14 · DET 109-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a 9-foot running jumper
OT 4:22 · DET 98-98 PHX
- Ties it
Amare Stoudemire hit a layup, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 3:49 · DET 100-100 PHX
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a 27-foot three jumper
OT 2:36 · DET 100-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raja Bell lost ball
Q4 4:43 · DET 87-87 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 3:12 · DET 100-100 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:49 · DET 102-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
