⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 24-10 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 9:07 · DET 12-8 PHX
- Winner
Austin Daye hit a 18-foot jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 0:53 · DET 71-70 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 3:31 · DET 73-70 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ben Gordon flagrant foul type 1 (Jared Dudley draws the foul)
Q3 2:58 · DET 47-54 PHX
- Missed FT
Will Bynum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · DET 72-70 PHX
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 72-70 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 3:35 · DET 47-61 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 4:58 · DET 60-68 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 4:35 · DET 62-68 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
