⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their thirteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 8:42 · PHX 4-0 DET
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:48 · PHX 74-82 DET
- Missed FT
Brandon Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · PHX 85-91 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 8:04 · PHX 7-10 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Tolliver misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:38 · PHX 80-87 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · PHX 82-88 DET
- Missed FT
Andre Drummond misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · PHX 82-88 DET
📊The numbers
| PHX | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
