⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 27
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:11 · DET 44-32 OKC
- Go-ahead
Jason Maxiell hit a layup
Q4 2:44 · DET 85-84 OKC
- Steal
Rodney Stuckey stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 2:18 · DET 85-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Stuckey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:35 · DET 80-81 OKC
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 1:27 · DET 85-84 OKC
- Turnover
Greg Monroe 3 second turnover
Q4 1:04 · DET 85-86 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Brandon Knight
Q4 1:27 · DET 85-84 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Serge Ibaka lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · DET 77-79 OKC
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · DET 85-84 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 1:43 · DET 85-84 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 10 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 12 |
