⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
-4Q124-26
+5Q218-12
+5Q322-15
0Q417-16
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 49
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eighteen
Key battles
35%Three-point accuracy10%
11Blocks2
7Threes made1
20Free throws made12
📊The numbers
| DET | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
