⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 11:27 · SAC 12-6 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 5:20 · SAC 81-62 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Chad Iske technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:35 · SAC 90-81 DET
- Missed FT
Rajon Rondo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · SAC 97-89 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:32 · SAC 83-70 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 9:41 · SAC 90-81 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 4:39 · SAC 101-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:15 · SAC 96-89 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
