⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third 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
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 11:38 · DET 60-54 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:37 · DET 6-16 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:56 · DET 74-65 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
