⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 26
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allen Iverson offensive foul (Steve Nash draws the foul)
Q4 1:24 · DET 93-101 PHX
- Turnover
Allen Iverson turnover
Q4 1:24 · DET 93-101 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 3:13 · DET 47-58 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal offensive foul (Antonio McDyess draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · DET 86-94 PHX
- Turnover
Shaquille O'Neal turnover
Q4 4:13 · DET 86-94 PHX
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:04 · DET 93-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
