⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 19
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 10
Q2 5:47 · DET 44-54 PHX
- Winner
Jerami Grant hit a driving layup
OT 4:42 · DET 95-93 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 1:23 · DET 102-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · DET 86-88 PHX
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
Q4 0:45 · DET 91-93 PHX
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:02 · DET 110-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 2:04 · DET 20-33 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 9:35 · DET 28-47 PHX
- Go-ahead
Cameron Johnson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:21 · DET 89-91 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:46 · DET 86-88 PHX
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton offensive foul
OT 3:11 · DET 100-93 PHX
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton turnover
OT 3:11 · DET 100-93 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 17 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
