⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their seven
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 25-15 off them
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 8:34 · PHI 41-40 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:19 · PHI 20-27 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 3:57 · PHI 48-60 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 8:57 · PHI 63-86 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 33 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |








