⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 7:18 · DET 17-11 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 11:02 · DET 34-29 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q4 3:30 · DET 114-93 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:23 · DET 17-11 SAC
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:11 · DET 32-27 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 1:10 · DET 55-51 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 3 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
