⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25- Made nine threes to their seventeen
- Went cold from three, nine of 32
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:54 · DET 60-63 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:24 · DET 102-96 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ronald Holland II bad pass turnover
Q4 2:54 · DET 102-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · DET 104-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Duncan Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DET 107-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 7:21 · DET 11-12 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 1:40 · DET 23-35 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 6:53 · DET 34-50 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:54 · DET 44-53 PHX
- Technical
Grayson Allen technical foul
Q3 10:30 · DET 62-66 PHX
📊The numbers
| DET | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 17 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
