⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 41
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:00 · DET 53-44 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 7:13 · DET 82-56 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 3:21 · DET 22-27 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nik Stauskas technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:16 · DET 35-37 PHI
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 2:44 · DET 85-59 PHI
📊The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |








