⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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 1-point lead to 9
Q2 11:02 · DET 48-39 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 9:09 · DET 56-42 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · DET 112-117 SAC
- Missed FT
Dennis Schroder misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:53 · DET 112-117 SAC
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · DET 112-119 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Keon Ellis stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 2:35 · DET 112-119 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:03 · DET 112-122 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach LaVine offensive foul
Q4 2:51 · DET 112-119 SAC
- Turnover
Zach LaVine turnover
Q4 2:51 · DET 112-119 SAC
📊The numbers
| DET | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
