⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:40 · SAC 23-31 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q2 3:59 · SAC 40-60 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
