⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 31 from three- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their four, and outscored them 20-5 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:59 · SAC 14-5 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul
Q4 1:40 · SAC 118-127 DET
- Technical
Kevin Huerter technical foul
Q4 1:40 · SAC 118-128 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:11 · SAC 60-67 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:16 · SAC 109-116 DET
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 31 | Assists | 32 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
