⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, ten of 34
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 1:01 · DET 32-24 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:50 · DET 89-95 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 6:33 · DET 97-98 OKC
Bad plays
- Technical
Ausar Thompson technical foul
Q3 7:07 · DET 61-70 OKC
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul
Q3 1:41 · DET 73-82 OKC
- Technical
Cade Cunningham technical foul
Q3 0:47 · DET 73-84 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:47 · DET 73-88 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive foul
Q4 4:33 · DET 94-98 OKC
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover
Q4 4:33 · DET 94-98 OKC
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 0:59 · DET 105-109 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
