⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their six- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 21-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- Lost the glass, 40 rebounds to 52
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:02 · DET 11-2 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:08 · DET 52-39 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:34 · DET 97-94 OKC
- Turnover
Killian Hayes bad pass
Q4 2:14 · DET 99-104 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:40 · DET 73-67 OKC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:32 · DET 84-81 OKC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q4 4:44 · DET 97-104 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
