⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 33
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q3 3:58 · PHI 81-93 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:00 · PHI 67-84 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 9:45 · PHI 83-104 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHI | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 33 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
