⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 7:20 · DET 16-8 SAC
- Steal
Rodney Stuckey stole it from Kevin Martin
Q4 1:14 · DET 92-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 3:30 · DET 87-93 SAC
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey bad pass
Q4 0:31 · DET 92-97 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Tyreke Evans stole it from Rodney Stuckey
Q4 0:31 · DET 92-97 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball
Q4 1:14 · DET 92-97 SAC
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · DET 97-102 SAC
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · DET 97-103 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
