⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
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 cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:23 · DET 65-73 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 0:00 · DET 49-66 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 5:59 · DET 65-82 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 4:43 · DET 91-113 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
