⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:12 · DET 8-1 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 9:52 · DET 42-29 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q4 10:22 · DET 90-73 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 8:30 · DET 12-14 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:54 · DET 76-65 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:04 · DET 55-39 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
