⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 11:30 · PHX 60-51 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:24 · PHX 91-88 DET
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · PHX 91-88 DET
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · PHX 92-88 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:32 · PHX 22-25 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 1
Q3 7:48 · PHX 67-66 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:19 · PHX 77-81 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Bynum traveling
Q4 4:16 · PHX 86-86 DET
- Turnover
Kyle Singler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:14 · PHX 91-88 DET
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 0:24 · PHX 97-90 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
