⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 9:48 · DET 38-30 OKC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q3 8:48 · DET 66-53 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Drummond offensive foul (Enes Kanter draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · DET 79-77 OKC
- Turnover
Andre Drummond turnover
Q4 2:40 · DET 79-77 OKC
- Turnover
Andre Drummond lost ball turnover
Q4 1:10 · DET 82-77 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:25 · DET 25-27 OKC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 2:53 · DET 46-48 OKC
- Steal
Steven Adams stole it from Andre Drummond
Q4 1:10 · DET 82-77 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Randy Foye bad pass
Q4 1:08 · DET 82-77 OKC
- Turnover
Enes Kanter offensive foul (Aron Baynes draws the foul)
Q4 0:35 · DET 82-77 OKC
- Turnover
Enes Kanter turnover
Q4 0:35 · DET 82-77 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
