⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 45- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
- Made three threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, three of seventeen
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 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:22 · DET 12-3 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 4:13 · DET 29-17 PHX
- Lead
Josh Smith hit a 26-foot three jumper, Will Bynum with the assist
Q4 0:26 · DET 108-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Singler lost ball turnover
Q4 4:18 · DET 99-93 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 9:51 · DET 74-63 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:13 · DET 89-86 PHX
- Ties it
P.J. Tucker hit a 23-foot three jumper, Leandro Barbosa with the assist
Q4 0:51 · DET 105-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:37 · DET 99-93 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · DET 101-95 PHX
- Turnover
Goran Dragic steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:47 · DET 105-100 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 32 | Assists | 24 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
