⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, thirteen of 23 from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:50 · SAC 66-75 DET
- Ties it
DeMarcus Cousins hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 2:39 · SAC 92-92 DET
- Winner
Garrett Temple hit a 25-foot three jumper, Rudy Gay with the assist
Q4 1:54 · SAC 95-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 4:48 · SAC 84-89 DET
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:24 · SAC 95-92 DET
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:24 · SAC 95-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:12 · SAC 21-31 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 8:51 · SAC 52-70 DET
- Lead
Reggie Jackson hit a 27-foot three jumper
Q4 3:00 · SAC 89-92 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · SAC 84-89 DET
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:15 · SAC 95-94 DET
- Turnover
Tobias Harris lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · SAC 98-94 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
