⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:03 · DET 80-67 OKC
- Lead
Antonio McDyess hit a layup, Rodney Stuckey with the assist
Q4 0:27 · DET 88-86 OKC
- Winner
Allen Iverson hit a 9-foot running jumper
Q4 0:00 · DET 90-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 1:49 · DET 84-81 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:48 · DET 6-9 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:16 · DET 84-83 OKC
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a driving layup, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:46 · DET 86-86 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:28 · DET 84-76 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · DET 86-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
