⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 4
- A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:27 · DET 60-57 PHX
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q4 6:56 · DET 107-104 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
OT 4:48 · DET 120-113 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova offensive foul (Eric Bledsoe draws the foul)
OT 4:13 · DET 114-112 PHX
- Turnover
Ersan Ilyasova turnover
OT 4:13 · DET 114-112 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:48 · DET 124-122 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 1:27 · DET 31-32 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 1:31 · DET 80-94 PHX
- Go-ahead
Brandon Knight hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jon Leuer with the assist
Q4 0:30 · DET 110-112 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:38 · DET 103-104 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Knight bad pass
Q4 0:20 · DET 110-112 PHX
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
OT 0:31 · DET 124-122 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
