⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 0:39 · SAC 39-25 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:01 · SAC 48-41 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:26 · SAC 69-83 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Maxiell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:37 · SAC 106-118 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
