⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The 76ers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the 76ers won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 27-5 off them
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:43 · DET 33-21 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:31 · DET 106-114 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:31 · DET 56-52 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:00 · DET 73-81 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:29 · DET 34-23 PHI
- Technical
Joel Embiid technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 4:56 · DET 51-38 PHI
📊The numbers
| DET | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
