โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ PHI better than we expected
โผ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the 76ers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
A 14-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 32
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:18 ยท PHI 15-8 DET
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 32
Q3 4:24 ยท PHI 98-66 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elliot Williams misses technical free throw
Q1 1:17 ยท PHI 27-20 DET

Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:17 ยท PHI 26-20 DET
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q1 1:17 ยท PHI 26-20 DET
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:46 ยท PHI 59-45 DET
๐The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |








