⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 48- A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 18 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q2 7:50 · DET 29-44 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 18
Q4 7:54 · DET 89-107 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 8:38 · DET 10-22 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q1 2:57 · DET 12-33 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 32
Q4 11:47 · DET 70-102 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
