⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 26-9 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 7
- Made two threes to their eight
- They shot well above their usual, eight of twelve from three
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
- Go-ahead
Charlie Villanueva hit a 23-foot three jumper, Ben Gordon with the assist
Q4 0:07 · DET 104-103 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:36 · DET 6-8 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 5:41 · DET 14-22 OKC
- Winner
Jeff Green hit a driving layup
Q4 0:02 · DET 104-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:11 · DET 97-98 OKC
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · DET 99-101 OKC
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · DET 101-102 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
