⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 10:04 · SAC 36-32 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:16 · SAC 49-41 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SAC 97-91 DET
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 1:34 · SAC 97-94 DET
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SAC 104-100 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- Steal
Greg Monroe stole it from Tyreke Evans
Q4 1:34 · SAC 97-94 DET
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Maxiell flagrant foul type 1 (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)
Q2 0:23 · SAC 55-46 DET
- Turnover
Rodney Stuckey lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · SAC 94-89 DET
- Missed FT
Kyle Singler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · SAC 97-95 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
