⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:02 · DET 65-70 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 4:01 · DET 82-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum bad pass
Q4 0:32 · DET 108-104 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia bad pass
Q4 3:31 · DET 98-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Omri Casspi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · DET 102-95 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · DET 106-99 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
