⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
- Steal
Jason Maxiell stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 1:10 · DET 97-95 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:49 · DET 95-93 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:01 · DET 96-95 SAC
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · DET 96-95 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:58 · DET 10-18 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Travis Outlaw misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:39 · DET 92-89 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:38 · DET 96-95 SAC
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 1:10 · DET 97-95 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
