⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pelicans got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
+7Q125-19
-3Q222-24
-2Q324-26
-11Q420-29
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pelicans won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
16Offensive rebounds5
6Steals2
3Threes made1
19%Three-point accuracy13%
📊The numbers
| DET | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
