⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 23
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 5:54 · DET 52-42 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 0:15 · DET 63-50 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Langston Galloway technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:59 · DET 118-100 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:52 · DET 63-58 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q4 2:59 · DET 118-100 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
