⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q1 1:42 · SAC 31-29 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 19
Q3 0:33 · SAC 64-83 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q4 7:05 · SAC 77-91 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:11 · SAC 11-25 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 6:22 · SAC 37-46 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 0:28 · SAC 42-62 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Wilcox technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:05 · SAC 38-46 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
