⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:49 · OKC 24-14 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 7:30 · OKC 78-60 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 1:34 · OKC 124-112 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Isaiah Stewart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:07 · OKC 56-47 DET
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses technical free throw
Q3 8:25 · OKC 68-58 DET
📊The numbers
| OKC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
