⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 36
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 21
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 10:12 · PHI 22-34 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Iguodala technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · PHI 51-79 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:37 · PHI 0-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q3 0:45 · PHI 51-82 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 12 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
