⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 35
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
Q1 10:51 · DET 9-2 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 5:05 · DET 49-33 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:11 · DET 62-40 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:15 · DET 98-84 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
