⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better 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, 82 points inside to 46- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:37 · DET 30-15 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:13 · DET 97-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Alec Burks flopping technical foul
Q3 12:00 · DET 65-68 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 3:05 · DET 65-69 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 9:19 · DET 101-110 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 4:02 · DET 108-127 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 39 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 82 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
