⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 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.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:22 · PHI 22-18 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes offensive foul (Rodney Stuckey draws the foul)
Q4 2:10 · PHI 97-97 DET
- Turnover
Spencer Hawes turnover
Q4 2:10 · PHI 97-97 DET

Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:55 · PHI 4-13 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 2:18 · PHI 24-33 DET
- Winner
Rodney Stuckey hit a 15-foot jumper
Q4 1:49 · PHI 97-99 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DaJuan Summers misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · PHI 97-102 DET
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · PHI 100-102 DET
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · PHI 100-103 DET
📊The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |








