⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 22
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 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:26 · DET 55-48 SAC
- Steal
Andre Drummond stole it from Garrett Temple
Q4 0:06 · DET 104-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · DET 96-101 SAC
- Turnover
Andre Drummond offensive foul (Garrett Temple draws the foul)
Q4 3:51 · DET 96-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Reggie Jackson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · DET 99-105 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 10:00 · DET 44-46 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:37 · DET 83-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball turnover
Q4 4:33 · DET 96-101 SAC
- Missed FT
Garrett Temple misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · DET 101-109 SAC
- Turnover
Garrett Temple bad pass
Q4 0:06 · DET 104-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
