⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, seven of 32
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:20 · DET 73-71 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · DET 101-103 SAC
- Missed FT
Josh Jackson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · DET 104-108 SAC
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · DET 107-109 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
Richaun Holmes hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:01 · DET 101-101 SAC
- Winner
Harrison Barnes hit a 2-foot driving dunk, Nemanja Bjelica with the assist
Q4 1:08 · DET 101-103 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q3 3:21 · DET 73-73 SAC
- Missed FT
Nemanja Bjelica misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DET 104-106 SAC
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · DET 107-109 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
