⏱️How 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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of eighteen from three- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:37 · SAC 24-26 DET
- Turnover
Luther Head traveling
Q4 4:56 · SAC 88-91 DET
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans turnover
Q4 4:33 · SAC 88-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:11 · SAC 6-10 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:16 · SAC 88-91 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · SAC 94-99 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
