⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:05 · DET 73-79 OKC
- Missed FT
Ben Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · DET 74-81 OKC
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · DET 83-88 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 9:57 · DET 63-73 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul (Ben Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · DET 80-87 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 1:23 · DET 80-87 OKC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:07 · DET 80-87 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
