⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 12 points better 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, 40 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:31 · DET 19-11 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 7:03 · DET 79-56 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 25
Q3 0:46 · DET 98-73 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brandon Jennings and Evan Turner
Q2 1:25 · DET 55-43 PHI
76ers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
