⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:10 · SAC 28-20 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 10:44 · SAC 52-36 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:41 · SAC 107-105 DET
- Ties it
Jaden Ivey hit a 23-foot threeer, Malik Beasley with the assist
Q4 0:03 · SAC 113-113 DET
- Winner
Jaden Ivey hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:03 · SAC 113-114 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
