Detroit Pistons (3-0) beat Philadelphia 76ers (3-1) 106-93 on the road on Sunday, October 25 in a low-scoring game: just 199 combined points between the two teams.
How it unfolded
Points were hard to come by. The leading team scored 106, and neither team reached 107. The Pistons led by 12 at halftime and kept control.
What decided it
The Pistons recovered 34.9% of their own misses against 18.8% for the 76ers and the Pistons shot 51.7% on an effective basis to 43.9% for the 76ers. Extra possessions add up quickly over 48 minutes.
The 76ers did win one battle, ball security: TOV% of 9.9 against 15.3. The Pistons made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 100 possessions per team. The Pistons scored 106.5 points per 100 possessions and the 76ers scored 93.4, a difference of 13.1.
Who made the difference
Tyrese Maxey (PHI) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (21.6): 29 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl on 11-24 shooting. The team was -9 in the minutes Tyrese played.
For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham was the best of the rest at 21.3: 26 pts, 8 reb, 8 ast on 9-19 shooting.
John Collins (16 pts, 11 reb, 0 ast) recorded a double-double.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The pre-game Win Meter had it close to a coin flip, at about 47% for the Pistons.
Across the last 7 meetings in our records, Detroit Pistons lead 6-1.
The Pistons are now 3-0, and the 76ers are 3-1. The Pistons last five before this game: L-W-L-W-W.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.