⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 44 free throws to their 27- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:09 · DET 17-11 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:23 · DET 68-63 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 5:39 · DET 95-105 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:28 · DET 92-102 OKC
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:43 · DET 99-109 OKC
- Turnover
Greg Monroe lost ball turnover
Q4 0:14 · DET 110-117 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 5:48 · DET 39-50 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 0:35 · DET 78-88 OKC
- Steal
Kevin Durant stole it from Greg Monroe
Q4 0:14 · DET 110-117 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
