⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 10:52 · DET 81-67 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 3:11 · DET 102-86 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
