⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 32 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 10:46 · OKC 40-29 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:59 · OKC 64-49 DET
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Andre Drummond
Q4 2:32 · OKC 91-94 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 3:29 · OKC 91-92 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:17 · OKC 26-22 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stanley Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:26 · OKC 91-92 DET
- Turnover
Andre Drummond bad pass
Q4 2:32 · OKC 91-94 DET
- Turnover
Avery Bradley lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · OKC 93-97 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 6 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 19 |
| 12 | Blocks | 17 |
