⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 41
- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12 in the third quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 5:22 · DET 65-40 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:03 · DET 78-55 PHI
- Technical
Greg Monroe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:15 · DET 96-82 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 12
Q3 6:11 · DET 88-76 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 6:41 · DET 111-98 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 15 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
