⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
-5Q128-31
-4Q224-29
+7Q333-23
0Q427-27
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twenty- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 16-8 off them
Key battles
8Blocks1
8Points off turnovers16
16Turnovers8
30Free throws made20
📊The numbers
| ATL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
