โฑ๏ธHow 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
โฒ DET better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:31 ยท DET 70-66 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 9:41 ยท DET 93-89 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:50 ยท DET 25-23 PHI
- Missed FT
Richard Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q2 3:48 ยท DET 47-49 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 3:16 ยท DET 25-29 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Royal Ivey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:03 ยท DET 39-47 PHI
- Technical
Reggie Evans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:48 ยท DET 47-49 PHI
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young traveling
Q4 2:46 ยท DET 97-93 PHI
๐The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |










