⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons fell 11 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Made nine threes to their eighteen
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 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:34 · DET 35-37 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:27 · DET 56-50 OKC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 9:04 · DET 75-61 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:21 · DET 115-107 OKC
- Turnover
Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover
Q4 0:46 · DET 120-114 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:34 · DET 22-34 OKC
- Steal
Luguentz Dort stole it from Cade Cunningham
Q4 0:46 · DET 120-114 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaylin Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 3:02 · DET 113-107 OKC
- Turnover
Cason Wallace lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · DET 120-114 OKC
- Turnover
Jaylin Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:23 · DET 122-116 OKC
📊The numbers
| DET | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
