⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:27 · DET 30-31 SAC
- Winner
Brandon Knight hit a 26-foot three jumper, Tayshaun Prince with the assist
Q4 2:19 · DET 105-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince bad pass
Q4 3:16 · DET 102-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 7:50 · DET 37-47 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:29 · DET 60-71 SAC
- Lead
Tyreke Evans hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 2:59 · DET 102-104 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans lost ball
Q4 4:05 · DET 99-100 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
