⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 42- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in overtime
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 5:13 · OKC 30-21 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 2:04 · OKC 48-42 DET
- Ties it
Jeremy Lamb hit a driving layup
OT 3:30 · OKC 84-84 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · OKC 73-77 DET
- Turnover
Steven Adams turnover
OT 2:57 · OKC 84-84 DET
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
OT 1:12 · OKC 84-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:26 · OKC 4-12 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:27 · OKC 50-53 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
OT 2:40 · OKC 84-96 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope traveling
Q4 4:13 · OKC 73-77 DET
- Missed FT
Greg Monroe misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:50 · OKC 80-80 DET
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
OT 0:06 · OKC 89-96 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 1 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 68 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
